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Atlantic Books
Language
English
Pages
520

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Subjects
Flowers, Plants and civilization, HISTORY / Social History, Rose, Darstellende Kunst, Roses, Symbolic aspects, Kultur, GARDENING / Flowers / Roses, History, Flowers, symbolic aspects

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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations xi
Preface xvii
Origins
I A Wild Youth 3
2. Aphrodite's Flower 18
3. Rome's Frenzy 29
4. Of Travels and Trade
The Symbolic Rose
5. The Virgins Bower 73
6. Sex and Sorcery 92
7. Secrets of the rose Cross 112
Europe's Old Roses
8. Elizabeth's Briar 131
9. Dutch Masters 160
10. Memories of Malmaison 178
Roses of East and West
11. Chinese Whispers 207
12/ The Prophet's Rose 240
13. American beauties 263
The Useful Rose
14. A Cure for Divers Ills 293
15. The Housewife's Friend 313
16. Heaven's scent 332
Modern Times
17. Rose Mania 363
18. Into the Rose Garden 395
19. The Language of Flowers 420
20. Why the Rose? 444
The Travelling Rose 456
The Evolution of Garden Roses 458
Acknowledgements 460
Main Sources, Select Bibliography and Notes 463
Index 507

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SB411 .P668 2010, SB411, SB411 .P688 2010

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Hardback
Number of pages
520
Dimensions
9.75 x 7.1 x 1.5 inches

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OL25828126M
Internet Archive
rosetruehistory0000pott
ISBN 13
9781848878341
LCCN
2011288408
OCLC/WorldCat
677916117

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