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Rosa - The Story of the Rose (Hardcover) Loot Price: R821
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Rosa - The Story of the Rose (Hardcover): Peter E. Kukielski, Charles Phillips

Rosa - The Story of the Rose (Hardcover)

Peter E. Kukielski, Charles Phillips; Foreword by Judith B. Tankard

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A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the rose-the "queen of flowers"-in art, medicine, cuisine, and more "From noted rosarian Peter Kukielski comes this unique and handsome book that traces the many ways that roses have captured human imagination throughout the history of civilization."-Meghan Shinn, Horticulture "I would recommend Rosa as a gift for anyone who loves flowers, although once purchased you would find it hard to pass on!"-Judith Blacklock, Flora Magazine Few flowers have quite the same allure or as significant a place in history as the rose. A symbol of love, power, royalty, beauty, and joy, the rose has played many roles, both literal and symbolic, in poetry, art, literature, music, fashion, medicine, perfume, decoration, cuisine, and more. In this beautifully illustrated guide, award-winning horticulturist Peter E. Kukielski and his coauthor, Charles Phillips, tell the fascinating and many-layered history of this "queen of flowers." The book explores many stories from the long association of roses with human societies, from their first cultivation-likely in China some five thousand years ago-to their modern genetic cultivars. It shows how roses have been prominent across time and many cultures, including ancient Greece and Rome, Christianity, Islam, and Sufism. The book, with more than 140 color illustrations, offers a unique look at the essential contributions that roses have made throughout human history.

General

Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2021
Authors: Peter E. Kukielski • Charles Phillips
Foreword by: Judith B. Tankard
Dimensions: 246 x 191 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-25111-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Horticulture > General
Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
Books > History > World history > General
Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
LSN: 0-300-25111-4
Barcode: 9780300251111

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Too much on things related to roses

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 | Review by: Kelly H.

Roses are my favourite flower and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed learning more about them over the last four years when we moved to our new home. It was with this enthusiasm that I started “Rosa” by Peter E. Kukielski and his coauthor, Charles Phillips. There are stunning photos and illustrations of roses and certainly a lot of facts about them too. However, I found the book to be too detailed on what felt like rabbit holes such as quite a bit of information on Robbie Burns because he wrote a poem describing someone like a rose or a historical review of the “war of the roses” in England. I’d hoped for more rose plant information, directly related to it’s history and formation as a bush and into different flower styles. This was a short section at the beginning. It also spent far too many pages for me on Greek and Roman history. It is well-written, so I recommend you read the contents and decide it appeals to you before picking it up. For me, it was a three out of five enJOYment scale.

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