Author: Muthoni GarlandPublisher:
ISBN: 9789966724502
Category : Kenya
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Tracking the Scent of My Mother
Author: Muthoni GarlandPublisher:
ISBN: 9789966724502
Category : Kenya
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Bibliotheca Heberiana
Author: Richard HeberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rare books
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
Garlands, Conkers and Mother-Die
Author: Roy VickeryPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441128557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Plants have had symbolic as well as practical meanings and uses since the beginning of human civilisation. This vivid account introduces readers to a rich variety of British and Irish plant folklore, drawing on Roy Vickery's own unsurpassed archives collated over forty years, and a wide range of historical and contemporary literature. Unlike other books which re-use material collected in the Victorian era, this book is based on new material collected by the author, and shows that while some of the wilder superstitions have faded we still cling to the symbolic importance of plants. Putting conkers in wardrobes keeps moths away, and parsley - the Devil's plant - only germinates if sown on Good Friday. A potato in the bed helps do away with cramp and in Cornwall crawling under a bramble bush was considered a cure for blackheads. From plants that foretold births and deaths, to herbal remedies, planting and harvesting rituals, friendship bushes and festive garlands this is a book of rich and living social history and folklore.
The Literary Garland
Author: Literary Garland
Author: Bibliotheca Heberiana Catalogue of the Library of the Late Richard Heber, Esq
Author: Bibliotheca Heberiana ; Catalogue Of The Library Of The Late Richard Heber, Esq
Author: Richard HeberCatalogue of the Library of the Late Richard Heber, Esq.: Part the Fourt, Removed from His House at Pimlico. Which Will be Sold by Auction, by Mr. Evans, at His House, No° 93, Pall Mall. On Monday, ..., and Fourteen Following Days, Sundays Excepted. To be Viewed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Previous to the Sale. [Each Day's Sale Will Commence at Half Past Twelve Precisely].
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Author: The Bartlett Collection
Author: John BartlettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fish-culture
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
![Bibliotheca Heberiana. Catalogue of the library of ... Richard Heber, which will be sold by auction, by messrs. Sotheby and son [and others] Apr. 10, 1834 [&c.]. [2 other copies. Pt.1-12 with MS. prices, pt.1-11 also with the cost to the owner. In the 2nd set, pt.11 is marked with all purchasers, and pt.1,2 with a few purchasers. In the 1st set, pt.1 has a statistical table analysing the series of sales]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/FGdbAAAAQAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
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