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The Book of Flowers [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Catherine Donzel (Author)

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Publication Date: August 15, 1998

Flowers are symbolic messengers at times of celebrating and mourning, and their subtle language was used by societies from the Romans to the Victorian era. "The Book of Flowers" features rare paintings, documents, and texts which illuminate the complex language and symbolism of flowers through the ages. 300 color illustrations.

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The Book of Flowers is an engaging history of our romance with all things botanical. Catherine Donzel contemplates the rarity of bouquets in medieval households (few homes contained the tables to display them) and how the language of flowers has become "nothing more than a pleasant delusion," thanks to the incompetence of many translators of floral grammars. -- House & Garden, December 1998

[A] visual tour de force, handsomely designed and illustrated. -- Los Angeles Times, 4/1/99

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

Hardcover: 200 pages
Publisher: Flammarion; 1st edition (August 15, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 2080136550
ISBN-13: 978-2080136558
Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 10 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,100,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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