Uncover the secret meanings behind your bouquets and floral arrangements with this stunningly illustrated exploration of the Victorian language of flowers, including the multicultural history, rituals, and mythology behind over 600 flowers, herbs, and trees. In the Victorian language of flowers, hundreds of blooms were ascribed specific meanings based on folklore, science, and ancient history.
Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms (A Flower Dictionary) [Book]
D.R. Laurence MD on collecting Chinese Porcelain - Robert McPherson Antiques
Pink Chrysanthemum 2 - Hasegawa - Traditional Japanese style - Botanical Illustration Art Board Print for Sale by chimakingthings
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Uncover the secret meanings behind your bouquets and floral arrangements with this stunningly illustrated exploration of the Victorian language of flowers, including the multicultural history, rituals, and mythology behind over 600 flowers, herbs, and trees. In the Victorian language of flowers, hundreds of blooms were ascribed specific meanings based on folklore, science, and ancient history.
Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms (A Flower Dictionary) [Book]
Exhibition Objects - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Victorians Used Flowers to Send Secret Messages - Antique Trader
Art of the Qing dynasty
The Art of Chinese Flower Arrangement - Cai Zhongjuan, Wu Yuezhou
Comprehensive archive by two of the world's foremost collectors of pictorial symbols. Their pictures, rendered from rare illustrations, extend from ancient Chinese lotus buds to a basket of flowers in a 19th-century Valentine silhouette. Includes the symbolic meaning of every known species -- from absinth to zinnia. Over 200 black-and-white designs and illustrations.
Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees [Book]
Rick Barton's Chinese Line, Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton
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