Author: J. J. GRANDVILLEPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033461587
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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FLOWERS PERSONIFIED
Author: J. J. GRANDVILLEPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033461587
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Flowers Personified; Being a Translation of Grandville's Les Fleurs Animées .
Author: J J GrandvillePublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230386324
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 edition. Excerpt: ... "Who would not prefer me to all the corn-poppies on earth V added the other. Thus the blonde and the brunette would converse together every evening. Then they would embrace each other, and sleep until the first cooings of their turtles awoke them. III. A COUNTRY JUDGE'S IDEA. Finding himself worn out, wrinkled and withered, the country judge began to think of marrying; and inasmuch as he was humpbacked, lame, toothless, bald, and asthmatic, he concluded that he ought to have the prettiest girl in the village. And thus it was that he cast his eyes on Bleuette. IV. A SQUIRE'S NOTION. The squire of the village lived in an old, cracked tower, which admitted rain, wind, hail, snow, and was open, indeed, to all kinds of weather. His only domestic was a peasant, who attended to the hogs by day, and at evening waited on his master. But this did not hinder him from talking of his chateau, and of his servants. He possessed, nevertheless, the right of jurisdiction, both high and low, over a territory which no longer belonged to him, and through the space of a league around, could hang any one he pleased. One fine day, when his gout, his catarrh, and his rheumatism left him a little ease, it occurred to him, that hitherto he had been living a selfish life;--and, noble gentleman as he was, he formed the generous resolution to share, henceforth, with some human being, the advantages of his position; he determined, in fact, to insure the happiness of some woman. His choice rested on Coquelicot. V. THE TWO DELICATE-COLORED TUNICS. In the mean time, the two shepherdesses, unsuspicious of the honors which were about to descend upon them, were quietly enjoying the love of their shepherds. Lucas sung his woes in a silken tunic of palest green, while Blaise, ...
The Flowers Personified
Author: J. J. GrandvilleThe Flowers Personified
Author: J. J. GrandvillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
The Flowers Personified
Author: J. J. GrandvilleFlowers Personified
Author: The Flowers Personified
Author: J J GrandvillePublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318558759
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
The Flowers Personified
Author: J. J. GrandvillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Flora Illustrata
Author: New York Botanical GardenPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300196628
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Presents the history and significance of some of the most important works held by the renowned New York City library, including handwritten manuscripts, botanical artworks, herbals, explorer's notebooks, and nineteenth-century media.
The Reason for Flowers
Author: Stephen BuchmannPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147675554X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
“Fascinating...Buchmann’s knowledge and enthusiasm jump off the page.” —The Wall Street Journal “An extraordinarily good book.” —Edward O. Wilson The lively and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, lore, economics, and ecology of the world ’s flowers, written by a devoted scientist and illustrated with his stunning photographs. Flowers—and the fruits they often become—feed, clothe, and inspire us. Indeed, they have done so for all of human history. Yet although we use flowers to celebrate important occasions, to express love, and to please our senses, we know little about them, their functions in nature, or even how we depend on them. In a volume that will delight gardeners, naturalists, cooks, artists, or anyone interested in history or culture, pollination ecologist Stephen Buchmann serves as an expert guide through the fascinating world of flowers. He explains how other species relate to flowers in ways crucial to the natural world. Next he takes us on an engaging exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of food, spices, medicines, and perfumes. Flowering plants, Buchmann then shows, have long served as inspirational themes in art and literature. Flowers have in fact so thoroughly seduced us that we now buy some ten million a day, driving breeders to create infinite varieties and unusual blooms. In this cultural and natural investigation of floral history, Stephen Buchmann’s masterful narrative illuminates just why there is, indeed, a reason for flowers.