New book on comparative anatomy of plant tissue

I just got the news that my new book is now available as a PDF on
the Internet.  It's full of photomicrographs of all the tissues.
The general anatomy of many species of the same genera are similar
thus the trees are also in northern environments.

It can be accessed directly through

    <URL:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58548>

or by cIRcle UBC

    <URL:https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubccommunityandpartnerspublicati/52387/items/1.0306940>
    under UBC Community,

Partner and Alumni Publications

    Comparative Anatomy of Branches, Roots and Wood of Some North
    American Dicotyledonous and Coniferous Trees and Woody Shrubs
    Used in Ethnographic Artifacts: Identification and Conservation
    Concerns

    Mary-Lou E. Florian

Abstract

    This book deals with the comparative anatomy of the tissues of
    the bark, phloem, heartwood, sapwood, and pith in wood,
    branches, and roots of woody shrubs, hardwood trees and softwood
    coniferous trees, that were reported to have been used
    historically in making ethnographic and archaeological
    artifacts.  The species researched in this book are endemic to
    Northwest Coast of North America.  These species have generic
    anatomical characteristics that are also common in other genera
    of the same family.  Thus, the information is applicable to
    tree genera in similar latitudinal environments in Canada, USA,
    Europe and Asia.

    The goal of the information is to assist; curators with their
    research and conservators with their care of artifacts made of
    these plant parts.  Identification of a species is usually a
    curator's job and is used to determine provenience.
    Conservators may obtain the species/genus identification by
    research or provenience.

    Relevant morphological, anatomical, and chemical features of
    plant parts are needed to interpret the physical changes and
    their influence on the stability of the artifact.  Understanding
    the structure and inherent strengths or weaknesses of the plant
    part assist conservators in logical care for a specific object.
    These are presented throughout the text were possible.  Also,
    throughout the text a few examples of the materials from
    artifacts are presented for comparison.

    The terminology used in the text is explained as it goes along
    and there is a glossary for further explanations.  The
    terminology is easy because all plants have the same anatomical
    types of tissues, but the anatomical patterns of the cells are
    variable with species.  A bibliography is supplied for further
    information on specific topics.

    The preparation of this book was made possible through a Samuel
    H. Kress Conservation Publication Fellowship, administered by
    the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation,
    Washington DC.  For which the author is most grateful.

The preparation of this book was made possible through a Samuel H.
Kress Conservation Publication Fellowship, administered by the
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation.

Mary-Lou Florian BA, MA, HPhD, HMAIC
Emerita Conservation Scientist of Cultural Artifacts
Research Associate
Royal BC Museum


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