
The RHS Book of Flower Poetry and Prose
Charles Elliott(Author)
Frances Lincoln (Publisher)
Published on 2. March 2021
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-0-7112-5650-7 (ISBN)
Description
Artists and writers alike have always been drawn to flowers. As sources of inspiration or simple enjoyment, flowers have been responsible over the centuries for many of our greatest and most memorable works of art, works that echo and preserve - in words and in line and colour - the particular beauties of their subjects. This volume brings together a personal selection of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from Shakespeare and Milton, to Reginald Farrer and Edward Augustus Bowles, to twentieth-century poets such as Marianne Moore and Theodore Roethke. Familiar wild and garden flowers are here explored in all their moods and mysteries.
The poems and extracts are illustrated with botanical prints from the remarkable collection of artworks at the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library, acknowledged as the world's finest horticultural library.
The poems and extracts are illustrated with botanical prints from the remarkable collection of artworks at the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library, acknowledged as the world's finest horticultural library.
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Edition
New Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
100 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 139 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-5650-7 (9780711256507)
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Charles Elliott is an editor and writer who lives in London and gardens in Monmouth near the Welsh border. He is a regular contributor to Horticulture magazine, and has been a magazine editor and senior editor for Alfred A. Knopf in New York. He has written several books, including The Potting Shed Papers and More Papers from the Potting Shed. He lives in Monmouthshire and West London.
Content
Introduction
Crocus, Queen Anne's Lace, Tulip, Iris, Bluebell, Rosemary, Bavarian Gentian, Heather, Hellebore, Evening Primrose, Orchid, Crown Imperial, Wisteria, Pink, Morning Glory, Night, Scented Stock, Auricula, Lilium giganteum, Dandelion, Sundew, Rhododendron, Anemone, Primrose, Erythronium, Amaranth, Old Man, Alpine Forget-Me-Not, Poppy, Fuchsia, Geranium, Columbine, Jasmine, Snakeshead Fritillary, Lilium regale, Pansy, Sunflower, Rose, Greater Burnet Saxifrage, Lent Lily, Woodspurge, Peony, Celandine, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Lily, Broom, Plumbago, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Cyclamen, Harebell Poppy, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Marigold, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Forget-Me-Not, Campanula, Harebell, Colchicum, Violet, Blueflags, Daisy
Index of First Lines
Index of Plants, Authors and Artists
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Crocus, Queen Anne's Lace, Tulip, Iris, Bluebell, Rosemary, Bavarian Gentian, Heather, Hellebore, Evening Primrose, Orchid, Crown Imperial, Wisteria, Pink, Morning Glory, Night, Scented Stock, Auricula, Lilium giganteum, Dandelion, Sundew, Rhododendron, Anemone, Primrose, Erythronium, Amaranth, Old Man, Alpine Forget-Me-Not, Poppy, Fuchsia, Geranium, Columbine, Jasmine, Snakeshead Fritillary, Lilium regale, Pansy, Sunflower, Rose, Greater Burnet Saxifrage, Lent Lily, Woodspurge, Peony, Celandine, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Lily, Broom, Plumbago, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Cyclamen, Harebell Poppy, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Marigold, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Forget-Me-Not, Campanula, Harebell, Colchicum, Violet, Blueflags, Daisy
Index of First Lines
Index of Plants, Authors and Artists
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments