By Any Other Name - A Cultural History of the Rose (Hardcover)

‘Fascinating...I’ll never look at a rose in quite the same way again.’ Adrian Tinniswood The rose is bursting with meaning. Over the centuries it has come to represent love and sensuality, deceit, death and the mystical unknown. Today the rose enjoys unrivalled popularity across the globe, ever present at life’s seminal moments. Grown in the Middle East two thousand years ago for its pleasing scent and medicinal properties, it has become one of the most adored flowers across cultures, no longer selected by nature, but by us. The rose is well-versed at enchanting human hearts. From Shakespeare’s sonnets to Bulgaria’s Rose Valley to the thriving rose trade in Africa and the Far East, via museums, high fashion, Victorian England and Belle Epoque France, we meet an astonishing array of species and hybrids of remarkably different provenance. This is the story of a hardy, thorny flower and how, by beauty and charm, it came to seduce the world.

General

Imprint:	Oneworld Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2021
Authors:	Simon Morley
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-86154-052-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Sport & Leisure > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Oriental art Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Horticulture > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-86154-052-2
Barcode:	9780861540525

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