Seven Flowers: And How They Shaped Our World
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781468308174 (1468308173)
ASIN: 1468308173
Publish date: 2014-02-27
Publisher: Overlook Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Objective review: An incredibly well-researched if rather verbose account of the role 7 different flowers played throughout history in art, literature, medicine, and society. Colour plates are included in two sections with b/w illustrations throughout, and a "Main Sources and Selected Bibliography...