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Flower Power: The Meaning of Flowers in Art, 1500-2000 [Hardcover]

Anna Pavord (Author), Andrew Moore (Author), Christopher Garibaldi (Author)

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Publication Date: May 2003

This book is about the power of cut flowers to move the onlooker. The book brings together a wide variety of ravishing illustrations of the cut flower in the history of fine and decorative art since 1500. It explains their symbolic meanings and demonstrates the response that flowers evoke in us all. The representation of flowers in many different cultures around the world enriches the visual material and illustrates the differences between faiths and traditions.

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"...[a] visual treat...."--Indianapolis Star, 7/5/03

"...a fascinating look at flowers and their place in history."--Suzanne Hively, Cleveland Plain-Dealer

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About the Author

Anna Pavord is the author of the best-selling title The Tulip. Andrew Moore is Keeper of Art, and Christopher Garibaldi is Assistant Keeper of Art, both at Norwich Castle Museum, Norfolk, England.

Product Details

Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Philip Wilson Pub Ltd (May 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0856675598
ISBN-13: 978-0856675591
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

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Great read for a brief overview of the floral in art through the decades. Not a heavy read, just enough information to guide the reader along another tangent of research.

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flower symbolism, botanical illustration, flower painting

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Van Dyck, National Gallery, Mary Delany, Virgin Mary, Christ's Passion, Elizabeth Vernon, Marc Quinn, Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtry, Mary Queen of Scots, The British Museum, William Morris, Christopher Wood, Duchess of Portland, Horace Walpole, Italian Landscape, John Gerard's Herbal, Modern Europe, Prince of Wales, The Hague, The Nativity

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Lawless & Tilley 4: Still Life (Point Crime) by Malcolm Rose on page 24, and Back Matter
The Art of Botanical Illustration by Wilfrid Blunt on page 55, and Back Matter
Still Life by American Federation Of Art on page 52, and Back Matter
Studies in Chinese and Islamic Art, Volume II: Chinese Ceramics and Islamic Art by Basil Gray on page 46
On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 42

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