Pick of the Bunch Twelve Treasured Flowers |
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| Author:
| Willes, Margaret |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85124-303-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Bodleian Library
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the social history of twelve enduringly popular flowers: from the rose and lily, old favourites redolent of the Middle Ages and religious symbolism, to the tulip and hyacinth, fashionable bulbs that commanded huge sums. Margaret Willes looks at how they got their names, how they arrived in our gardens and how they were bought and displayed
This is the social history of twelve enduringly popular flowers: from the rose and lily, old favourites redolent of the Middle Ages and religious symbolism, to the tulip and hyacinth, fashionable bulbs that commanded huge sums. Margaret Willes looks at how they got their names, how they arrived in our gardens and how they were bought and displayed