The Rose: An Illustrated History

by Peter Harkness

A spectacularly illustrated reference. Roses are valued for many reasons including beauty, symbolism, fragrance, and history. The Rose tells the fascinating story of this treasured flower accompanied... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552977870
• ISBN13: 9781552977873
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 11.0" x 12.9"

Customer Reviews

Gorgeous book for the botanical art lover

This large coffee-table book features beautiful rose illustations, many never seen before, from the archives of the Royal Horticultural Society. The artists include John Lindley, Alfred Parsons, Mary Lawrence and of course probably the most famous rose artist of all time, Pierre Joseph Redoute. The author also includes an introduction to the history of rose cultivation, from 5000 years ago in China when species roses were grown and he discusses how these roses were used by present day hybridizers to create our modern-day roses. Many of these roses' history have been unknown but recent DNA analysis has helped solve the mysteries of their heritage. Highly informative or just beautiful to look at, this is a beautiful book.