Language Of Flowers

Author: Heilmeyer Marina

Stock information

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  • : $20.00 AUD
  • : 9783791323961
  • : Prestel
  • : Prestel
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  • : 0.805
  • : 28 March 2001
  • : 300mm X 240mm X 16mm
  • : Germany
  • : 60.0
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  • : Heilmeyer Marina
  • : Art & Design S.
  • : Hardback
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  • : 398.368213
  • : 96
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  • : 72 colour plates, 18 b&w plates
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Barcode 9783791323961
9783791323961

Description

In this book the author outlines the mythology of flowers in the ancient and early Christian worlds and explains their special significance for love and marriage, in customs and festivals and the use of flowers as status symbols, as symbols of the seasons of the year or as metaphors of human qualities. This text is followed by flower depictions of the Renaissance and Baroque. Individual sections cover in detail each flower, setting forth in short, vivid texts its history, significance and use.