{"product_id":"cultivated-power-9780812238266","title":"Cultivated Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCultivated Power explores the collection, cultivation, and display of flowers in early modern France at the historical moment when flowering plants piqued the curiosity of European gardeners and botanists, merchants and ministers, and dukes and kings alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rich tapestry of texts and citations from the period that will probably not be superseded for a long time to come.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 1. Disorderly flowers\u003cbr\u003e Floral seduction: death, sex, and flowers\u003cbr\u003e Trading on the power of flowers\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 2. Refashioning the culture of flowers in early modern France\u003cbr\u003e Curiosity and flowers\u003cbr\u003e The sweet society of the curious florists\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 3. Cultivating the flower\u003cbr\u003e The florists' flowers\u003cbr\u003e Unlocking the door to the temple of flora\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 4. Cultivating the man\u003cbr\u003e The theater of the goddess of flowers\u003cbr\u003e Nature into art\u003cbr\u003e \"Jardin d'Hyver,\" or flowers in print\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 5. Cultivating the king\u003cbr\u003e Royal precedents\u003cbr\u003e Flowers in the garden of Louis XIV\u003cbr\u003e Floral mercantilism\u003cbr\u003e Flowers and the \"Histoire du Roi\"\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e A. Extract of the inventory by . . . Sieur Cottereau of flowering plants and bulbs that he offers to furnish for the gardens of the royal households\u003cbr\u003e B. Plants included in Jean Donneau de Vise's Histoire de Louis le Grand\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MT - University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577538679127,"sku":"9780812238266","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812238266.jpg?v=1746095741","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cultivated-power-9780812238266","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}