The Language of Flowers

Description

Discover the enchanting language of floriography. In the Victorian era, the giving, receiving and wearing of flowers could transmit a multitude of coded messages. This allusive language - called floriography - meant that people could sidestep the strict social etiquette of the time and declare their love, warn a rival or wish good luck. The Language of Flowers details the meanings attributed to flowers and plants by the Victorians, and reveals them anew to the modern reader.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780143206231
• Publisher : Penguin Books Australia
• Imprint : Penguin Books Australia
• Publication date : February 2012
• Dimensions : 198 mm X 129 mm
• Produced in : Australia
• Availability date : February 2012
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 384
• Dewey classification : 398.368213
• Bind : Paperback