0241566223 
Hardback The secret language of flowers.
Publication year: 2023
Language: English
Media type Hardback
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780241566220 (hbk.) :
Extent: 192 pages ; 20 cm
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Description:
Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe. Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - 'saying it with flowers' is truly part of the human experience. But how does the significance of flowers vary across cultures and at different points in history? And what makes certain flowers special? 'The Secret Language of Flowers' explores the meaning of more than 80 flowers, tracing their history as symbols and charting their role in folklore and mythology around the world.
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