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I was interested in the content. Purchased as a gift. Very nice and well presented with nice pictures of flowers also. Excellent to use as a reference. Read more
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this book is easy to read, easy to pick up and put down---- I loved learning all about the victorian ideas and subtle ways of commncating with flowers Read more
Meaning of Flowers: Myth, Language & Lore by Ann Field (1998, Hardcover)
Author: Ann FieldPublisher: Chronicle Books LLCLanguage: English
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This beautiful collection of collages celebrates the power of flowers throughout history and around the world. Almost 50 flowers, with different meanings across various cultures, are assembled here in a unique edition that combines art, history, fact, and fiction in one unique edition.
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Blending fact, folktale, natural history, and original art, "The Meaning of Flowers" explores the language and lore of nature's most intimate and beautiful gifts.
From ancient days, long before words complicated what we say to each other, flowers have been our messengers, invested with our most cherished feelings. The Meaning of Flowers celebrates over sixty blossoms with gorgeous collages and thoughtful histories of what each flower has meant through the ages and around the world. Anyone who loves giving and receiving flowers will find much to intrigue in this enchanting look at one of humanity's most prolific sources of symbolism.
Looks at over sixty blossoms, from the amaryllis to the daisy, providing the legends and lore associated with each one
This beautiful collection of collages celebrates the power of flowers throughout history and around the world. Almost 50 flowers, with different meanings across various cultures, are assembled here in a unique edition that combines art, history, fact, and fiction in one unique edition.
| Key Details | |
| Author: | Ann Field |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Chronicle Books LLC |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| ISBN-10: | 0811819310 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780811819312 |
| Size | |
| Length: | 104 pages |
| Height: | 8.5 in |
| Width: | 6.5 in |
| Thickness: | 0.8 in |
| Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Blending fact, folktale, natural history, and original art, "The Meaning of Flowers" explores the language and lore of nature's most intimate and beautiful gifts.
From ancient days, long before words complicated what we say to each other, flowers have been our messengers, invested with our most cherished feelings. The Meaning of Flowers celebrates over sixty blossoms with gorgeous collages and thoughtful histories of what each flower has meant through the ages and around the world. Anyone who loves giving and receiving flowers will find much to intrigue in this enchanting look at one of humanity's most prolific sources of symbolism.
Looks at over sixty blossoms, from the amaryllis to the daisy, providing the legends and lore associated with each one
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) this book is easy to read, easy to pick up and put down---- I loved learning all about the victorian ideas and subtle ways of commncating with flowers
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