Description
The olive tree has remained a significant influence in the everyday life of cultures around the Mediterranean. In ancient poetry and writing, it is the most venerated of trees. The Greeks made it a sacred tree (particularly for its oil, used in lamps), and so have the people of Tunisia and Algeria in more recent times. In Islamic cultures, it is the cosmic tree, the centre and the pillar of the world, symbolising universal man. What sets the olive tree apart from many other species is that no two trees look alike, and its fate is closely linked with that of man.
Text in English and French.
Book Information
ISBN 9788836645831
Author Jacques Berthet
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Silvana
Publisher Silvana
Weight(grams) 1352g