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.
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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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