The Tulip: Twentieth Anniversary Edition

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Synopsis
THE TULIP is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has made men mad. Greed, desire, anguish and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip into the world-wide phenomenon it is today. No other flower has ever carried so much cultural baggage; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behaviour, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Pavord tells how the tulip arrived from Turkey and took the whole of Western Europe by storm. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this beautifully produced and irresistible volume will become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift book and a joy to all who possess it.
Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781408859032
Related ISBNs:
9780747571902
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Anna Pavord
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Science, Home and Garden, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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