The book by the famous writer and botanist N. Zolotnitsky, written at the beginning of the last century, contains full-fledged and interesting legends about flowers, covering the history of different peoples and different centuries. Here you will find ancient myths and beliefs of the North Germans and Slavs, the legends of China and Japan, the love story of Napoleon and Josephine, Henry IV and a simple shepherdess, learn about the war of the Scarlet and White Roses, about tulip fever in Holland, about the “cult of the White Rose" invented by Nicholas I for his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, read tales of elves sleeping in cups of flowers, mermaids weaving water lilies into braids ... – a lot of beautiful myths and legends, which, like a drop of water, reflect the history of mankind.
This book contains selected chapters from the works of N. Zolotnitsky, telling about the most popular flowers: roses, lilies, carnations, peonies, tulips…
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Characteristics
Country of manufacture:
Russia
Material:
skin
Style:
classic
ISBN:
978-5-00185-149-3, 978-5-09-095551-5
Особенность:
Книги ручной работы, Цвет переплета может отличаться от представленного на фото!