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Orchid in Lore and Legend (Paperback, illustrated edition): Luigi Berliocchi

Orchid in Lore and Legend (Paperback, illustrated edition)

Luigi Berliocchi

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Now in paper. The orchid is the most evocative of flowers, inspiring in some of its admirers a fanaticism akin to madness, as demonstrated in Susan Orlean's popular novel The Orchid Thief. This elegant survey of the orchid treats its place in legend and suggests the impact that these exotic plants had on the temperate European mind. Berliocchi chronicles the adventurers and scientists who introduced these marvels, discusses their place in the arts from literature and magic to cuisine, and concludes with accounts of the most important genera and their cultivation. Splendidly illustrated with period engravings and botanical paintings, it is literate and delightful.

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Imprint: Timber Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2004
First published: 2004
Authors: Luigi Berliocchi
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 200
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-616-3
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
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LSN: 0-88192-616-7
Barcode: 9780881926163

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