Seven flowers and how they shaped our world
Potter, Jennifer, 1949-2014
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The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid - each embodies a different kind of power, and each has a story to tell that will take you by surprise. Jennifer Potter tracks these flowers across the globe as she examines their influence on human societies and reveals some astonishing truths.
Main title:
Seven flowers and how they shaped our world / Jennifer Potter.
Author:
Potter, Jennifer, 1949-, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2014.
Collation:
xiii, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780857891655 (pbk)
Dewey class:
635.9'09
Language:
English
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BRN:
241782
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