Author: Potter, Jennifer.
Title: The rose : a true history.
Description: London : Atlantic, 2012. Reprint. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xxi, 520 pp. illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits (some col.) ; 24 cm. Heavy item. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. Contents : Origins -- 1.A Wild Youth -- 2.Aphrodite's Flower -- 3.Rome's Frenzy -- 4.Of Travels and Trade -- The Symbolic Rose -- 5.The Virgin's Bower -- 6.Sex and Sorcery -- 7.Secrets of the Rosy Cross -- Europe's Old Roses -- 8.Elizabeth's Briar -- 9.Dutch Masters -- 10.Memories of Malmaison -- Roses of East and West -- 11.Chinese Whispers -- 12.The Prophet's Rose -- 13.American Beauties -- The Useful Rose -- 14.A Cure for Divers Ills -- 15.The Housewife's Friend -- 16.Heaven's Scent -- Modern Times -- 17.Rose Mania -- 18.Into the Rose Garden -- 19.The Language of Flowers -- 20.Why the Rose?. ISBN 9781848878341.

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY,