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Traces the phenomenon of ascribing sentimental meaning to floral imagery from its beginnings in Napoleonic France through its later transformations in England and America. At the heart of the book is a depiction of what the three most important flower books from each of the countries divulge about the period and the respective cultures.

The Language of Flowers A History

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      Publisher: MP-VIR Uni of Virginia
      Publication Date: 5/31/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813915562, 978-0813915562
      ISBN10: 0813915562
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      Book Synopsis
      Traces the phenomenon of ascribing sentimental meaning to floral imagery from its beginnings in Napoleonic France through its later transformations in England and America. At the heart of the book is a depiction of what the three most important flower books from each of the countries divulge about the period and the respective cultures.

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