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【The Secret Language of Flowers】
《花語秘密》
@英國DK原文書
@全彩精裝/192頁/版面15.4 x 19.8 cm
@作者：DK編輯部
本書探索數個世紀以來全球各地花卉的用途和象徵意義。
花在無數的畫作和詩歌中被描繪成美麗和奇妙的對象，被代入為愛與感情的象徵，並作為禮讚和紀念的標誌——「用花語傳情」真正成為了人類經驗的一部分。
然而，花的意義在不同文化或不同的歷史時期是如何變化的呢？
哪些花是特別的？為什麼？
本書探索超過85種花的意義，追溯它們作為象徵的歷史，並描繪它們在全球各地民間傳說和神話中的角色。
這本引人入勝的花卉書籍可以幫助你：
- 發掘花在歷史上的意義——從早期人類到19世紀。
- 發現美國、英國和歐洲流行的維多利亞花語。
- 獲得有關不同花的民間傳說和神話的見解。
- 發現花在世界各地文化中的意義。
- 發掘植物的藥用傳統，例如用來治療燒傷的蘆薈。
探索個別花的豐富且迷人的歷史——例如向日葵，它在阿茲特克人眼中被視為戰爭的象徵，但在19世紀的畫作中由於「轉頭」追隨太陽的特性，因而成為了奉獻的象徵。了解花在社會中的功能，從實用到娛樂——花曾被用作醫療和補品——例如茶樹和紫錐花(coneflower)——以及作為向戀人和朋友傳遞隱晦信息的方式。
《花語秘密》是一本有趣的指南，講述了各種花迷人香氣和奪目美麗背後的豐富故事。書中的每種花卉按季節排列，從春天的雪花蓮和報春花，夏天的燦爛玫瑰，秋天的驚艷倒掛金鐘和大麗花，到冬天的冬青和一品紅，總有一種花會讓你愛上。
Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.
Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - "saying it with flowers" is truly part of the human experience.
But how does the significance of flowers vary across cultures and at different points in history?
And what makes certain flowers special?
The Secret Language of Flowers explores the meaning of more than 85 flowers, tracing their history as symbols and charting their role in folklore and mythology around the world.
This fascinating book on flowers can help you to:
-Unlock the meaning of flowers throughout history - from early peoples to the 19th-century.
- Discover the Victorian language of flowers popular in the US, UK, and Europe.
- Gain an insight into folklore and mythology in relation to different flowers.
- Uncover what flowers mean in various cultures around the world.
-Uncover traditional medicinal uses of plants, such as aloe, which is used to treat burns.
Uncover the rich and fascinating histories of individual flowers - the sunflower, for example, which was regarded by the Aztecs as a symbol of war, but became a symbol of devotion in 19th-century painting due to the fact that it "turns its head" to follow the sun. Learn about the function of flowers in society, from the practical to the playful - flowers have been used as remedies and tonics - tea tree and coneflower (or echinacea), for example - as well as as a means of sending cryptic messages to lovers and friends.
The Secret Language of Flowers is an entertaining guide to the rich stories that lie beyond the seductive aromas and dazzling beauty of flowers of all kinds. Each flower featured throughout the book is arranged by season, from the first snowdrops and primroses of spring, the glorious roses of summer, the stunning fuchsias and dahlias of autumn to the holly and poinsettia of the winter months, there's a flower for everyone to fall in love with.
