Love Potions Charms and Other Romantic Not

by Pamela Allardice

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• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0792457013
• ISBN13: 9780792457015
• Release Date: January 1900
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

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The pursuit of love, more than any other aspect of our lives, is still governed by a wealth of superstitions. Children play ancient match-making games, while lovers seek lucky omens and observe time-honored rituals in their search for a partner. The wedding ceremony itself has many traditions which are still kept up, even when those taking part are unaware of their significance. In Love Potions, the author introduces the reader to this traditional lore and the methods used to win a lover's heart. Many everyday flowers, fruits, herbs, and spices have special significance. While you should be pleased to receive a bouquet of red geraniums indicating that your lover is melancholy without you, you should be wary of a missive trimmed with sweet peas, signifying indifference. This beautifully illustrated book gives the history of lucky omens, ancient rituals and strange concoctions used by lovers-even by such famous loves as Napoleon, Madame du Barry, Elizabeth I and the infamous Marquis de Sade.