num_pages: 96
description: The author outlines the mythology of flowers in the ancient and early Christian worlds and explains their special significance for love and marriage, in customs and festivals and the use of flowers as status symbols, as symbols of the seasons of the year or as metaphors of human qualities. Thirty-five beautiful depictions of flowers taken from the Renaissance and Baroque periods are reproduced as full-page illustrations accompanied by descriptive texts which analyse their symbolism, mythological importance, use and meaning in our present times.
language: English
title: The Language of Flowers: Symbols And Myths
titlecomplete: The Language of Flowers: Symbols And Myths
genres: Reference, Natural History, Gardening, Plants, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 81
publisher: Prestel Pub