02485nam 22004455 450 991079416200332120200505034922.00-300-25207-210.12987/9780300252071(CKB)4100000010946208(MiAaPQ)EBC6151543(DE-B1597)550923(DE-B1597)9780300252071(OCoLC)1150159388(EXLCZ)99410000001094620820200505h20202020 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBlooming Flowers A Seasonal History of Plants and People /Kasia BoddyNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2020]©20201 online resource (275 pages)0-300-24333-2 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Gathering Flowers -- Spring -- Summer -- Autumn -- Winter -- Literary Seeds and Sources -- Illustration Credits -- Acknowledgements -- Index An evocative and richly illustrated exploration of flowers and how, over the centuries, they have given us so much sustenance, meaning, and pleasure The bright yellow of a marigold and the cheerful red of a geranium, the evocative fragrance of a lotus or a saffron-infused paella—there is no end of reasons to love flowers. Ranging through the centuries and across the globe, Kasia Boddy looks at the wealth of floral associations that has been passed down in perfumes, poems, and paintings; in the design of buildings, clothes, and jewelry; in songs, TV shows, and children’s names; and in nearly every religious, social, and political ritual. Exploring the first daffodils of spring and the last chrysanthemums of autumn, this is also a book about seasons. In vibrant detail and drawing on a rich array of illustrations, Boddy considers how the sunflower, poppy, rose, lily—and many others—have given rise to meaning, value, and inspiration throughout history, and why they are integral to so many different cultures.FlowersHistoryFolklore.fastHistory.fastFlowersHistory.582.1309Boddy Kasia, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1204919DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910794162003321Blooming Flowers3797985UNINA