The legend of the Columbine flower is that the tiny blossom sprung up wherever the Virgin Mary's foot touched the earth when she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth. I wanted to get the images exact and the colors accurate. The exhibit will be on display in the Marian Library gallery, located on the seventh floor of UD's Roesch Library, through Friday, Nov. 12.
Admission is free and open to the public.
In the book, Krymow retells the ancient legends about Mary that inspired the flowers' names. For example, the legend of the Madonna Lily is that the archangel Gabriel held a lily when he appeared to Mary to tell her that she would bear a son. After Mary touched the scentless flower, an exquisite fragrance arose from it. The images and other legends of the flowers such as the Yellow Lady Slipper, Christmas Rose or Star of Bethlehem can be found on the Marian Library's virtual gallery web site. Barrish said like Mary, flowers are both fragile and hearty.