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Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.

Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - saying it with flowers is truly part of the human experience.
But how does the significance of flowers vary across cultures and at different points in history?
And what makes certain flowers special?

The Secret Language of Flowers explores the meaning of more than 85 flowers, tracing their history as symbols and charting their role in folklore and mythology around the world.

This fascinating book on flowers can help you to:

-Unlock the meaning of flowers throughout history - from early peoples to the 19th-century.
- Discover the Victorian language of flowers popular in the US, UK, and Europe.
- Gain an insight into folklore and mythol

The Secret Language of Flowers DK Secret

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      Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
      Published 5 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9780241566220
      978-0241566220
      ISBN-10 241566223
      Also in:
      Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Flower arranging and floral crafts Politics, Philosophy & Society Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.

      Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - saying it with flowers is truly part of the human experience.
      But how does the significance of flowers vary across cultures and at different points in history?
      And what makes certain flowers special?

      The Secret Language of Flowers explores the meaning of more than 85 flowers, tracing their history as symbols and charting their role in folklore and mythology around the world.

      This fascinating book on flowers can help you to:

      -Unlock the meaning of flowers throughout history - from early peoples to the 19th-century.
      - Discover the Victorian language of flowers popular in the US, UK, and Europe.
      - Gain an insight into folklore and mythol

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