The Story of Flowers
And how they changed the way we live
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ISBN
9780857829207
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Taal
Engels
Auteur
Uitgeverij
BIS Publishers
Jaar van uitgifte
2022
Aantal pagina's
216
Waar gaat het over?
A beautiful collection of 100 international flowers and the ways they have shaped our livesThroughout history flowers have been an integral part of human survival and culture – as food, for medicine, to express feelings, as symbols, to commemorate and celebrate, and to decorate. Their shapes, colors, scents and textures have always attracted us, as they do animals and insects. Flowers are used as luxury spices (saffron), and as coloring and flavoring agents – marigolds fed to chickens make eggs more yellow and lavender was Elizabeth I's favorite flavor of jam. Flowers are full of symbolic meaning: violets represent modesty, daises purity and daffodils unrequited love. And they have always played an important role in culture through myths and legends, literature and the decorative arts. This delightful new book brings together 100 of the world's flowers to tell their remarkable stories. Each flower is richly illustrated in color and accompanied by facts about each species and what role it has played in our culture and history.
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