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Loading... Mary's Flowers: Gardens, Legends, and Meditationsby Vincenzina Krymow
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Outstanding first read on Mary Gardens; get's one inspired. Lovely color plate illustrations. no reviews | add a review
Part One, (Mary's Gold, Legends and Names) How did the Christmas Rose get its name? What about the Star of Bethlehem, Lady's Slipper and Rose of Sharon? Since medieval times, flowers have taken their names from the virtues of Mary, or events in her life. Learn the legends that fostered such names, and their biblical origins. Spend time with the meditations they inspire. Mary's Flowers: Gardens, Legends and Meditations is a treasury of botanical history and lore. Thirty beautiful illustrations based on medieval woodcuts bring each bloom to colorful life.Even if you don't plant a Mary garden of your own, you will find a virtual Eden within. Visit a while with these pages and keep company with Mary. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.368213Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Real phenomena as subjects of folklore Scientific themes PlantsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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