The Rose

by Jennifer Potter

Book Overview

This vividly written and lavishly illustrated book challenges many cherished beliefs about the rose. It looks set to establish itself as the definitive history of the Queen of Flowers. Ever since Sappho planted roses at the shrine of Aphrodite, no flower has captured the imagination in quite the same way. Wherever it has grown, human beings have projected on to it their dreams and aspirations. Celebrated as a sacred symbol and as a token of womanhood,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848871767
• ISBN13: 9781848871762
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.8" x 9.3"