Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh
Subtitle: Plants of the Bible and the Quran
Contributors: Garrison Keillor (Foreword)
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: November 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780881928556
Subjects: Plant life: general; Sacred texts; The Bible; Ethnobotany; Nature; Gardening / Horticulture; Nature/Ecology; Biblical Reference - General; Biblical Studies - Topical; Essays; History; Gardening / Essays; Islam - Koran & Sacred Writings; Religion; Plants - General; Reference; Plants in the Bible; Plants in the Koran
Description: This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament and New Testament, including the Apocrypha, and of the Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves cured intestinal worms, 81 chapters tell the stories of the fruits and grains, grasses and trees, flowers and fragrances of ancient lore. The descriptions include the plants' botanical characteristics, habitat, uses, and literary context.--from publisher's description.