The Language Of Roses

Author : Mandy Kirkby
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780345532862

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A Victorian Flower Dictionary by Mandy Kirkby Pdf

“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.” Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings—love or grief, jealousy or devotion. Now, modern-day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of this bygone custom, and this book will share the historical, literary, and cultural significance of flowers with a whole new generation. With lavish illustrations, a dual dictionary of flora and meanings, and suggestions for creating expressive arrangements, this keepsake is the perfect compendium for everyone who has ever given or received a bouquet.

Author : Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345525567

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The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what’s been missing in her life. And when she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Language of Flowers "Instantly enchanting . . . [Diffenbaugh] is the best new writer of the year."—Elle “I would like to hand Vanessa Diffenbaugh a bouquet of bouvardia (enthusiasm), gladiolus (you pierce my heart) and lisianthus (appreciation). In this original and brilliant first novel, Diffenbaugh has united her fascination with the language of flowers—a long-forgotten and mysterious way of communication—with her firsthand knowledge of the travails of the foster-care system. . . . This novel is both enchanting and cruel, full of beauty and anger. Diffenbaugh is a talented writer and a mesmerizing storyteller. She includes a flower dictionary in case we want to use the language ourselves. And there is one more sprig I should add to her bouquet: a single pink carnation (I will never forget you).”—Washington Post "A fascinating debut . . . Diffenbaugh clearly knows both the human heart and her plants, and she keeps us rooting for the damaged Victoria."—O Magazine "Diffenbaugh effortlessly spins this enchanting tale, making even her prickly protagonist impossible not to love."—Entertainment Weekly

Author : Marina Heilmeyer
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : IND:30000087156497

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The Language of Flowers by Marina Heilmeyer Pdf

"The author outlines the mythology of flowers in the ancient and early Christian worlds and explains their special significance for love and marriage, in customs and festivals and the use of flowers as status symbols, as symbols of the seasons of the year or as metaphors of human qualities. Thirty-five beautiful depictions of flowers taken from the Renaissance and Baroque periods are reproduced as full-page illustrations accompanied by descriptive texts which analyse their symbolism, mythological importance, use and meaning in our present times."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Stelvio Coggiatti
Publisher : Popular Culture Ink
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Roses
ISBN : 0831774991

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The Language of Roses by Stelvio Coggiatti Pdf

Author : John Green
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486430359

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The Language of Flowers Coloring Book by John Green Pdf

Attractive, accurately rendered collection of 30 floral beauties, with brief captions describing what each flower symbolizes. Includes the anemone (anticipation), buttercup (riches), red rose (romantic love), carnation (fidelity), poppy (extravagance), and 25 others. A treat for coloring book fans, flower lovers, and gardening enthusiasts.

Author : Beverly Seaton
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813934532

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The Language of Flowers by Beverly Seaton Pdf

The author 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. Seaton shows that the language of flowers was not a single and universally understood correlation of flowers to meanings that men and women used to communicate in matters of love and romance. The language differs from book to book, country to country. To place the language of flowers in social and literary perspective, the author examines the nineteenth-century uses of flowers in everyday life and in ceremonies and rituals and provides a brief history of floral symbolism. She also discusses the sentimental flower book, a genre especially intended for female readers. Two especially valuable features of the book are its table of correlations of flowers and their meanings from different sourcebooks and its complete bibliography of language of flower titles. This book will appeal not only to scholars in Victorian studies and women's studies but also to art historians, book collectors, museum curators, historians of horticulture, and anyone interested in nineteenth-century popular culture.

Author : Jane Holloway
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781101907955

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The Language of Flowers by Jane Holloway Pdf

A uniquely international anthology--in a beautiful pocket-sized hardcover--that explores the richly symbolic expressiveness of flowers through poems from around the world and through the ages. AN EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY POCKET POET. Floral symbols adorn the earliest poetry, and over the centuries they became increasingly entwined with myth and legend, with religious symbolism, and with herbal folklore. By the early nineteenth century the "Language of Flora" was an elaborately refined system, especially in England and America, where books listing flower meanings and illustrating them with verse were perennial bestsellers. Transcending the charm of its Victorian predecessors, this anthology creates an extended, updated, and more robust floral anthology for the twenty-first century, presenting poets through the ages from Sappho, Shakespeare, and Shelley to Ted Hughes, Mary Oliver, and Louise Glück, and across the world from Cuba to Korea, Russia to Zimbabwe. Eastern cultures, rich in flower associations, are well represented: Tang poems celebrating chrysanthemums and peonies, Zen poems about orchids and lotus flowers, poems about jasmine and marigolds from India, and roses and narcissi from Persia, the Ottoman empire, and the Arabic world. The most timeless human emotions and concepts--love, hope, despair, fidelity, grief, beauty, and mortality--find colorful expression in The Language of Flowers.

Author : S. Theresa Dietz
Publisher : Wellfleet
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781577152835

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The Complete Language of Flowers by S. Theresa Dietz Pdf

The Complete Language of Flowers is a comprehensive and definitive dictionary/reference presenting the history, symbolic meaning, and visual depiction of 1,001 flowers and botanicals from around the world in one volume—now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.

Author : Jessica Roux
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781524866341

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Floriography by Jessica Roux Pdf

A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend. Floriography is a full-color guide to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs. The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy. The language of flowers was historically used as a means of secret communication. It soared in popularity during the 19th century, especially in Victorian England and the U.S., when proper etiquette discouraged open displays of emotion. Mysterious and playful, the language of flowers has roots in everything from the characteristics of the plant to its presence in folklore and history. Researched and illustrated by popular artist Jessica Roux, this book makes a stunning display piece, conversation-starter, or thoughtful gift.

Author : Sally Coulthard
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781787136311

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Floriography by Sally Coulthard Pdf

Flowers can talk. Red roses say ‘I love you’, white lilies offer condolence and poppies invite us to remember. For thousands of years, humans have used flowers as a language, a short-hand for emotions and meanings. In her new book, Sally Coulthard, takes a fascinating look at floriography and shows how we still use this secret language across the world. She delves into the meanings of flowers and where they came from, whether it’s ancient mythology or hedgerow folklore. Covering 50 well-loved flowers and plants, from peonies to sweetpeas, ivy to irises, Floriography is a beautifully illustrated guide that will take the reader on an intriguing journey through the history, legend, anthropology and literature of flowers, showing how modern-day society still relies on the meaning of flowers. From the Chinese lotus flower to the Celtic bluebell, the myth, magic and language of flowers is still blossoming today.

Author : Robert Tyas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Flower language
ISBN : OXFORD:590998411

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The Language of Flowers, Or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments by Robert Tyas Pdf

Author : Sheila Pickles
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Flower language
ISBN : 0517574608

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The Language of Flowers by Sheila Pickles Pdf

Penhaligon's fourth and most exquisite gift volume focuses on the romance of flowers. Each flower's meaning is described through passages and captivating illustrations. 45 full-color illustrations.

Author : Odessa Begay
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780062873217

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The Language of Flowers by Odessa Begay Pdf

With gorgeous full-color illustrations, ornate decorative elements, lettering in metallic ink, and engaging text, The Language of Flowers: A Fully Illustrated Compendium of Meaning, Literature, and Lore for the Modern Romantic is a treasure for flower lovers. A sumptuous, contemporary anthology of 50 of the world's most storied and popular flowers, each of its entries offers insight to the meaning associated with the flower, and is a fascinating mix of foklore, classic mythology, literature, botanical information and popular culture. Following an introduction that provides a short history of the language of flowers, a fad which reached its peak during the reign of Queen Victoria, each uniquely illustrated and designed entry is an enjoyable read full of history and little-known facts. Here is the story of Tulipmania; how the pansy got its "face," and why the most particular pollination process of a certain orchid has made the vanilla bean a very dear commodity. You'll also dicover how Christian Dior's passion for lily of the valley inspired his classic perfume Diorissimo and its extraordinary bottle; why Oscar Wilde had a penchant for wearing green carnations in his lapel; and how Greeks and Romans believed snapdragons could ward off witchcraft, so they planted them at entryways to their homes. With more than a dozen two-page paintings evoking the romance of noteworthy Victorian gardens and symbolic bouquets, a cross-referenced index of flowers and meanings, and suggestions for further reading, this book is a must for lovers of floriology and Victoriana.

Author : Lisa Wingate
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0451213920

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The Language of Sycamores by Lisa Wingate Pdf

After Karen Sommerfield is suddenly forced to deal with the threat of cancer at the same time her company downsizes her, she returns to the rural Missouri Ozarks and her grandmother's old farm on an odyssey to find herself.

Author : Nicola Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1406304913

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A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies Pdf

Billedbog. Introduces the sights and sounds of the changing seasons, along city streets and in country meadow