The story of humanity's evolving relationship with the natural world from pre-history to the present day Nature has long been the source of human curiosity and wonderment, and the inspiration for some of our deepest creative impulses. But we are now witnessing its rapid impoverishment, even destruction, in much of our world.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Jeremy Mynott traces the story of nature-past, present and future. From the dramatic depictions of animals by the prehistoric ...