- Publisher: Atlantic
- Year: 2010
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 544pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 241x180mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 1.6kg
- ISBN: 9781848878341
- Product code: 516925
The Rose
New Hardback Illustrated
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How did roses become so prominent in the consciousness and the gardens of so many ages and cultures? This well-illustrated study traces the flower’s origins in the wild briars of the northern hemisphere before examining the symbolic rose in religious iconography; its development in the gardens of Europe, China, the Middle East and North America; its use in medicine and perfumery; and the changing fashions of modern roses.
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This vividly written and lavishly illustrated book challenges many cherished beliefs about the rose. It looks set to establish itself as the definitive history of the Queen of Flowers.
Ever since Sappho planted roses at the shrine of Aphrodite, no flower has captured the imagination in quite the same way. Wherever it has grown, human beings have projected on to it their dreams and aspirations. Celebrated as a sacred symbol and as a token of womanhood, the rose unites Venus with the Virgin Mary, the blood of Christ with the sweat of Muhammad, the sacred and the profane, life and death, the white rose of chastity and the red rose of consummation.
In The Rose, the acclaimed horticultural historian Jennifer Potter shows what, exactly, gives this most fragrant flower its potency in societies around the world. Beginning her story in the Greek and Roman empires, she travels across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas to unravel its evolution from a simple briar of the northern hemisphere to the height of cultivated perfection found in rose gardens today. Whether laying bare the flower's long association with sexuality and secret societies, questioning the Crusaders' role in bringing roses back from the Holy Land, or hunting for its elusive blooms in the gardens of the Empress Josephine at Malmaison, Jennifer Potter reveals why this flower, above all others, has provoked such fascination.
Ever since Sappho planted roses at the shrine of Aphrodite, no flower has captured the imagination in quite the same way. Wherever it has grown, human beings have projected on to it their dreams and aspirations. Celebrated as a sacred symbol and as a token of womanhood, the rose unites Venus with the Virgin Mary, the blood of Christ with the sweat of Muhammad, the sacred and the profane, life and death, the white rose of chastity and the red rose of consummation.
In The Rose, the acclaimed horticultural historian Jennifer Potter shows what, exactly, gives this most fragrant flower its potency in societies around the world. Beginning her story in the Greek and Roman empires, she travels across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas to unravel its evolution from a simple briar of the northern hemisphere to the height of cultivated perfection found in rose gardens today. Whether laying bare the flower's long association with sexuality and secret societies, questioning the Crusaders' role in bringing roses back from the Holy Land, or hunting for its elusive blooms in the gardens of the Empress Josephine at Malmaison, Jennifer Potter reveals why this flower, above all others, has provoked such fascination.
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How did roses become so prominent in the consciousness and the gardens of so many ages and cultures? This well-illustrated study traces the flower’s origins in the wild briars of the northern hemisphere before examining the symbolic rose in religious iconography; its development in the gardens of Europe, China, the Middle East and North America; its use in medicine and perfumery; and the changing fashions of modern roses.
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Hardback
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