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Rosa : the story of the rose / Peter E. Kukielski with Charles Phillips ; foreword by Judith B. Tankard.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 256 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0300251114
  • 9780300251111
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB411.45 .K85 2021
  • SB411 .K855 2021
Contents:
Rosa family of plants -- The ancient rose story -- The story of the Greek rose -- The Roman rose obsession -- Religion and the rose (4-1500 CE) -- The secular rose (C. 1350-1650) -- Stop and smell the roses (1650-1789) -- The romantic rose (1790-1850) -- The rose in modern culture (1851- ).
Summary: Few flowers have quite the same allure or as significant a place in history as the rose. A symbol of love, power, royalty, beauty, and joy, the rose has played many roles, both literal and symbolic, in poetry, art, literature, music, fashion, medicine, perfume, decoration, cuisine, and more. In this beautifully illustrated guide, award-winning horticulturist Peter E. Kukielski and his coauthor, Charles Phillips, tell the fascinating and many-layered history of this "queen of flowers." The book explores many stories from the long association of roses with human societies, from their first cultivation -- likely in China some five thousand years ago -- to their modern genetic cultivars. It shows how roses have been prominent across time and many cultures, including ancient Greece and Rome, Christianity, Islam, and Sufism. The book, with more than 140 color illustrations, offers a unique look at the essential contributions that roses have made throughout human history.
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Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB411.45 .K85 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800184244
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index.

Rosa family of plants -- The ancient rose story -- The story of the Greek rose -- The Roman rose obsession -- Religion and the rose (4-1500 CE) -- The secular rose (C. 1350-1650) -- Stop and smell the roses (1650-1789) -- The romantic rose (1790-1850) -- The rose in modern culture (1851- ).

Few flowers have quite the same allure or as significant a place in history as the rose. A symbol of love, power, royalty, beauty, and joy, the rose has played many roles, both literal and symbolic, in poetry, art, literature, music, fashion, medicine, perfume, decoration, cuisine, and more. In this beautifully illustrated guide, award-winning horticulturist Peter E. Kukielski and his coauthor, Charles Phillips, tell the fascinating and many-layered history of this "queen of flowers." The book explores many stories from the long association of roses with human societies, from their first cultivation -- likely in China some five thousand years ago -- to their modern genetic cultivars. It shows how roses have been prominent across time and many cultures, including ancient Greece and Rome, Christianity, Islam, and Sufism. The book, with more than 140 color illustrations, offers a unique look at the essential contributions that roses have made throughout human history.

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