Folklore and symbolism of flowers, plants, and trees with over 200 rare and unusual floral designs and illustrations
Comprehensive, profusely illustrated archive by two of the world's foremost collectors of pictorial symbols and devoted flower enthusiasts. Their pictures, rendered from rare illustrations, extend from ancient Chinese lotus buds to a basket of flowers in a nineteenth-century Valentine silhouette. Th...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Mineola, N.Y. :
Dover Publications,
2003.
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| Series: | Dover pictorial archive series.
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| Summary: | Comprehensive, profusely illustrated archive by two of the world's foremost collectors of pictorial symbols and devoted flower enthusiasts. Their pictures, rendered from rare illustrations, extend from ancient Chinese lotus buds to a basket of flowers in a nineteenth-century Valentine silhouette. The symbolic meaning of every known species, from absinth to zinnia, is summarized in a table. A visual treat for flower lovers, this essential sourcebook, with its royalty-free artwork, will be of value to artists and designers, folklore enthusiasts, as well as botanical and gardening specialists. Over 200 black-and-white designs and illustrations. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Tudor Pub. Co., 1960. |
| Physical Description: | 128 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0486429784 9780486429786 |
