This elegant gift edition pays tribute to the symbolic and allegorical language of flowers by placing "flower portraits", manuscripts and botanical atlases alongside myths, legends and poetry from around the world. Devoted to flowers, the book is beautifully illustrated with a large collection of works from the collection of The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
This elegant gift edition pays tribute to the symbolic and allegorical language of flowers by placing "flower portraits", manuscripts and botanical atlases alongside myths, legends and poetry from around the world. Devoted to flowers, the book is beautifully illustrated with a large collection of works from the collection of The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
