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The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid: seven flowers, each with its own story full of surprises and secrets, each affecting the world around us in subtle yet powerful ways. But what is the nature of their power and how did it develop? Why have these particular plants become the focus of gardens, literature and art?
In order to find the answers, author and horticultural historian Jennifer Potter tracks this septet of flowers across the globe as she examines the influence they have had on civilizations through the ages. These are both histories and detective stories, full of incident and unexpected revelations.
Here are the flowers of life and death; of purity and passion; of greed, envy and virtue; of hope and consolation; of the beauty that drives men wild. All seven demonstrate the enduring ability of flowers to speak metaphorically - if we could only decode what they have to say.
The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid: seven flowers, each with its own story full of surprises and secrets, each affecting the world around us in subtle yet powerful ways. But what is the nature of their power and how did it develop? Why have these particular plants become the focus of gardens, literature and art?
In order to find the answers, author and horticultural historian Jennifer Potter tracks this septet of flowers across the globe as she examines the influence they have had on civilizations through the ages. These are both histories and detective stories, full of incident and unexpected revelations.
Here are the flowers of life and death; of purity and passion; of greed, envy and virtue; of hope and consolation; of the beauty that drives men wild. All seven demonstrate the enduring ability of flowers to speak metaphorically - if we could only decode what they have to say.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780857891655 |
| ISBN-10: | 0857891650 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Potter, Jennifer |
| Auflage: | Main |
| Hersteller: | Atlantic Books |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de |
| Abbildungen: | 16pp colour plates, 23 b/w integrated illustrations |
| Maße: | 216 x 151 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jennifer Potter |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.05.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,465 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780857891655 |
| ISBN-10: | 0857891650 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Potter, Jennifer |
| Auflage: | Main |
| Hersteller: | Atlantic Books |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de |
| Abbildungen: | 16pp colour plates, 23 b/w integrated illustrations |
| Maße: | 216 x 151 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jennifer Potter |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.05.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,465 kg |
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