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COMPLETO E SORPRENDENTE
SULL'AVVENTURA DEI FIORI
NELLA STORIA.
- ISBN: 8868334852
- Casa Editrice: Ponte alle Grazie
- Pagine: 396
- Data di uscita: 29-10-2015
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This is a comprehensive look at the world of flowers, from their earliest known history and their constant interaction with humans dating from very ancient history, on to early civilizations of Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, The Mayans, etc. The author is an expert on flowers and bees and shares this e Leggi tutto
This book started out so strong. I thought it would be one of my all time favorites. I ended up hating it. Since it had such a strong start, I had a false sense of its ability to make a comeback once it got boring and downright annoying. I really should have quit after Chapter Three or Four, but I k Leggi tutto
Did you know that flowers are nature's advertisements? I'd never thought of it that way. Also, did you know that the stargazer lily was first invented/bred/whatever in 1978? I thought they had been around forever. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is older than the stargazer lily. This is informative Leggi tutto
This book discusses some interesting aspects of flowers; in particular, how flowers are pollinated and their relationships with pollinators (the author is an entomologist), flower breeding, the global flower business, flowers in cooking, floral essences in perfumes, flowers in culture and flowers in Leggi tutto
As a florist, this book gave me millions of anecdotal trivia, which I hope to be able to recite at necessary times in the future. It is an all-encompassing look at how flowers have come into our lives, almost always for the better and, in the end, they are possibly using us as much as we are using t Leggi tutto
A wonderful, comprehensive book about flowers and their coexistence with us and other critters. At times, I wished there had been a narrower focus especially with arts and literature, but that is only due to my views and previous knowledge. Also, the book was kind of repetitive, saying the same sent Leggi tutto
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