The Language and Sentiment of Flowers

This colorful Victorian book evokes an age gone by, before the days of email and overnight shipping--when communication between people was a very special occasion, made more difficult by time and space. To Victorian letter-writers of the West a new, exotic and secret language came from the East-communicating through flowers. The language of flowers became so refined in the nineteenth century that this dictionary was necessary. Using this source, one could send a message of reproach, passion, friendship, quarrel or a myriad of other sentiments singly and combined via a simple bouquet without ever penning a single word.

Author: James McCabe
Publisher: Applewood Books
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.20w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781557093844
ISBN10: 1557093849
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Plants | Flowers
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology