02641nam 2200613 450 991078525640332120230725025141.01-282-82163-697866128216391-4411-2855-70-8264-4418-0(CKB)2670000000048008(EBL)592471(OCoLC)670412163(SSID)ssj0000418421(PQKBManifestationID)12130783(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418421(PQKBWorkID)10377003(PQKB)10506079(MiAaPQ)EBC592471(MiAaPQ)EBC5309404(MiAaPQ)EBC3002979(MiAaPQ)EBC6163423(Au-PeEL)EBL3002979(OCoLC)927198812(EXLCZ)99267000000004800820200720d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGarlands, conkers and mother-die British and Irish plant-lore /Roy VickeryLondon :Bloomsbury Academic,[2010]©20101 online resource (245 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-0195-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; About this book; Acknowledgements; 1 A Time for Every Purpose; 2 The Golden Corn; 3 Necessity the Mother of Invention; 4 Healing Hedgerows; 5 Mother-Die and Friendship Bushes; 6 Simple Pastimes; 7 History and Legend; 8 Notes on Names; 9 The Changing Scenes of Life; 10 Garlands and Nosegays; Notes; References; IndexPlants have had symbolic as well as practical meanings and uses since the beginning of human civilisation. This vivid account introduces readers to a rich variety of British and Irish plant folklore, drawing on Roy Vickery's own unsurpassed archives collated over forty years, and a wide range of historical and contemporary literature. Unlike other books which re-use material collected in the Victorian era, this book is based on new material collected by the author, and shows that while some of the wilder superstitions have faded we still cling to the symbolic importance of plants. Putting conkPlantsGreat BritainPlantsIrelandFolklorePlantsPlants581.941Vickery Roy1555126MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785256403321Garlands, conkers and mother-die3816784UNINA