The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive and Illustrated History, Pocket Edition
S. Theresa Dietz
Discover the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices in The Complete Language of Herbs—now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.
Along with a beautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or spice's scientific and common names, characteristics, and historic meanings and powers from mythology, medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry.
Did you know that allspice can be added to herbal mixtures to attract money or luck? Or that sprinkling arrowroot at the doors of your home will keep guests' negative energy from entering? Reaching the height of popularity during the Victorian era, floriographies—dictionaries of symbolic flower meanings—were an amusing pastime and art to subtly communicate unspoken emotions.
To complement the success of The Complete Language of Flowers, author S. Theresa Dietz has scoured historic sources and...
Along with a beautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or spice's scientific and common names, characteristics, and historic meanings and powers from mythology, medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry.
Did you know that allspice can be added to herbal mixtures to attract money or luck? Or that sprinkling arrowroot at the doors of your home will keep guests' negative energy from entering? Reaching the height of popularity during the Victorian era, floriographies—dictionaries of symbolic flower meanings—were an amusing pastime and art to subtly communicate unspoken emotions.
To complement the success of The Complete Language of Flowers, author S. Theresa Dietz has scoured historic sources and...
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Year:
2024
Publisher:
Wellfleet Press
Language:
english
Pages:
256
ISBN 10:
1577154126
ISBN 13:
9781577154129
File:
EPUB, 19.58 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2024
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