The meaning of flowers : a garland of plant lore and symbolism from popular custom & literature /
Powell, Claire.
Soutar, Elizabeth A.
Nishio, Aya,
Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Competition(2001)
London : Jupiter Books,
1977.
One copy has full light blue goatskin binding with hand stained calf vellum onlays. Gold and blind tooling on front and back boards with additional blind tooling on front and back doublures. The spine has a calf skin label finished in gold. In addition the book has coloured edges with three coloured hand sewn double core end bands.
Binding and box by Aya Nishio, student winner of the Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Competition 2001.
Symbolism of flowers.
Flower language.
Plants