The Medieval Flower Book
Published on 31. October 2007
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-0-7123-4945-1 (ISBN)
Description
This sumptuously illustrated new title focuses on one hundred major varieties of flowers and plants that appear in medieval manuscripts and provides intriguing explanation of their uses, history and symbolism. An A-Z format, packed with fascinating facts, provides a book that will have a wide appeal for all those interested in flowers and gardening as well as those interested in medieval art and history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
British Library Publishing
Illustrations
140 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7123-4945-1 (9780712349451)
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Person
Celia Fisher wrote her PhD thesis on flowers in illuminated manuscripts, is the author of Flowers and Fruit( National Gallery, 1998) and Flowers in Medieval Manuscripts (British Library,2004), and has published extensively in art and gardening journals.