The Seaweed Collector's Handbook From Purple Laver to Peacock's Tail

Seaweed is so familiar and yet its names - pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack - are largely unknown to us. In this short, exquisitely illustrated portrait, the Dutch poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares her discoveries of its history, culture and use, from the Neolithic people of the Orkney Islands to sushi artisans in modern Japan. Seaweed troubled Columbus on his voyages across the Atlantic, intrigued von Humboldt in the Sargasso Sea and inspired artists from Hokusai to Matisse. Covering seaweed's collection by Victorians, its adoption into fashion and dance and its potential for combating climate change, and with a fabulous series of recipes based around the 'truffles of the sea', this is a wonderful gift for every nature lover's home.

ISBN:	9781788165471
Publisher:	Profile
Imprint:	Profile Books
Published date:	03 Jun 2021
DEWEY:	579.8177
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	192
Weight:	386g
Height:	136mm
Width:	191mm
Spine width:	19mm

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