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The Secret Language of Plants: Art, Nature & Symbolism

內容簡介

內容簡介 An elegant reference guide to the meaning of plants in art and life.From early Egyptian reverence for the acacia and the lotus, to the Victorian language of flowers and the works of Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O’Keeffe, we have long sought meaning in nature. Significance has often been ascribed to particular plants, referencing their uses as food or medicine, their associations with saints and heroes, or more abstract or aesthetic qualities like fortitude, beauty and strength.Weaving together botany, mythology, folklore, religious texts, and centuries of art and literature, this richly illustrated, elegant reference guide engages the cultural significance and underlying meanings of over fifty plants. Each entry is accompanied by a work of art or botanical illustration, bringing together the world of art and plants in an elegant and seamless fashion and deepening our understanding of how plants have been used by artists in the past and what they mean to us today.This is the ideal reference volume for the artistically inspired botanist as well as a pleasure to read and leaf through.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Hope B. WernessDr Hope Werness is an art historian specializing in non-Western and modern European art. She has taught for over twenty years at California State University, Stanislaus. She is the author of, among other books, The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art (2000) and The Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art (2006).

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最佳賣點 : 一本優雅、另類、知識含量豐富的植物書，探討植物在藝術與生活中的象徵與含義。從古埃及人對相思樹與蓮花的崇敬、到維多利亞時代的花語、再到梵谷與歐姬芙以植物花卉為主體的畫作，人類長久以來一直在植物中尋找各種意義。本書結合植物學、神話、民俗、宗教，與數世紀的藝術與文學資料，探索植物的文化意義與深層象徵。

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