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Title: Blooming Flowers: A Seasonal History of Plants & People
Author: BODDY KASIA
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 15/04/2020
Imprint: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Price: $30.95
Publishing status: Active
An evocative and richly illustrated exploration of flowers and how, over the centuries, they have given us so much sustenance, meaning, and pleasure
The bright yellow of a marigold and the cheerful red of a geranium, the evocative fragrance of a lotus or a saffron-infused paellathere is no end of reasons to love flowers. Ranging through the centuries and across the globe, Kasia Boddy looks at the wealth of floral associations that has been passed down in perfumes, poems, and paintings; in the design of buildings, clothes, and jewelry; in songs, TV shows, and childrens names; and in nearly every religious, social, and political ritual.
Exploring the first daffodils of spring and the last chrysanthemums of autumn, this is also a book about seasons. In vibrant detail and drawing on a rich array of illustrations, Boddy considers how the sunflower, poppy, rose, lilyand many othershave given rise to meaning, value, and inspiration throughout history, and why they are integral to so many different cultures.
ISBN: 9780300243338
Pages: 256