The orchid in lore and legend / Luigi Berliocchi ; translated by Lenore Rosenberg and Anita Weston....
The orchid in lore and legend / Luigi Berliocchi ; translated by Lenore Rosenberg and Anita Weston....
The orchid in lore and legend / Luigi Berliocchi ; translated by Lenore Rosenberg and Anita Weston. ; edited by Mark Griffiths.
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Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c2000.
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N635.9344/4
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English
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Physical content
184 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Henry Oakeley -- Ch. 1. Myths and Legends -- Ch. 2. From Prehistory to History -- Ch. 3. Patrons and Hunters -- Ch. 4. Arts and Customs -- Ch. 5. The Plant -- Ch. 6. The Genera -- Ch. 7. Growing Orchids -- Index of Orchids.
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Publisher
Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c2000.
Place of Publication
Oregon
Date Published
c2000.
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Summary
"This survey of the orchid suggests the impact that these tropical wonders - "their exuberance and a heavy, sensual beauty that seemed to bear witness to some original sin" - had on the temperate European mind. Berliocchi chronicles the adventurers and scientists who introduced these marvels, discusses their place in the arts, from literature and m...
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The orchid in lore and legend / Luigi Berliocchi ; translated by Lenore Rosenberg and Anita Weston. ; edited by Mark Griffiths.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177) and index.
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c2000.
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N635.9344/4
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74VvoD77mvLX
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ISBN
0881924911
9780881924916
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635.9344
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991013122549702626
