Lindsay fulcher leafs through a book called the treemeaning and myth and digs up the vital part that it has played in every aspect of human history minerva frances carey weaves a brilliant narrative of the tree in human life through the ages with sumptuous illustration she explores both our mythic and practical relationship with one of civilisations greatest and most enduring roots. Trees are significant in many of the worlds mythologies and have been given deep and sacred meanings throughout the ageshuman beings observing the growth and death of trees and the annual death and revival of their foliage have often seen them as powerful symbols of growth death and rebirth evergreen trees which largely stay green throughout these cycles are sometimes considered . The tree book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers. Buy the tree 9780714150857 meaning and myth nhbs frances carey british museum press about help blog jobs established 1985 brexit covid 19