Chasing the rose
Subtitle: an adventure in the Venetian countryside
By: Andrea di Robilant ; illustrated by Nina Fuga
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780307962928
Subjects: Roses; Homes and haunts; Identification; Gardens; Old roses
Description: "The author chronicles his search for a fabled antique rose--a tale that takes us back to the time of Josephine Bonaparte, and looks into the future of this much beloved flower"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and index.
Table of contents: title: Alvisopoli; title: Malmaison; title: The rose planter; title: Cordovado; title: Eleonora's old roses; title: The bee and the hawfinch; title: Orphan roses; title: Eleonora and Valentino; title: Monsieur Joyaux; title: A Chinese garden in Umbria.