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turboemo's review against another edition
5.0
i bought this book as a reference/research for my dnd character, who uses the language of flowers to communicate. he has a book about it and this one was great, super detailed and easy to manage; its exactly how i imagined the book to be. the illustrations are beautiful yet realistic and i love how it also adds details about beliefs and folklore.
great book!!
great book!!
annieb123's review against another edition
4.0
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
The Complete Language of Flowers is an encyclopedic manual of the traditional meaning for flowers and bouquet building in the traditional manner of the Victorians. Due out 4th Feb 2020 from Quarto on their Wellfleet imprint, it's 256 pages and will be available in paperback format.
The book has a retro botanical print vibe and the introduction leads directly into a very short 'how to use this book'. The bulk of the book contains an alphabetical listing of the flowers and plants. Each listing contains a color illustration followed by some of the common names for each plant listed, symbolic meaning(s), possible powers, and folklore and facts. The listings are compact, there are 4-6 listings per page. The book includes a nice bibliography and two indices. One index includes the flowers listed with common names alphabetically, the other includes meanings, so if the reader wants to let the recipient down gently by declaring their platonic affection, it's easily looked up in the second index (Acacia, robinia, Austrian roses).
This is an appealing and very pretty book for a somewhat niche audience.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
The Complete Language of Flowers is an encyclopedic manual of the traditional meaning for flowers and bouquet building in the traditional manner of the Victorians. Due out 4th Feb 2020 from Quarto on their Wellfleet imprint, it's 256 pages and will be available in paperback format.
The book has a retro botanical print vibe and the introduction leads directly into a very short 'how to use this book'. The bulk of the book contains an alphabetical listing of the flowers and plants. Each listing contains a color illustration followed by some of the common names for each plant listed, symbolic meaning(s), possible powers, and folklore and facts. The listings are compact, there are 4-6 listings per page. The book includes a nice bibliography and two indices. One index includes the flowers listed with common names alphabetically, the other includes meanings, so if the reader wants to let the recipient down gently by declaring their platonic affection, it's easily looked up in the second index (Acacia, robinia, Austrian roses).
This is an appealing and very pretty book for a somewhat niche audience.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
liv10499's review against another edition
5.0
Really complete book about any kind of flower you can think of. Enjoyed it a lot!
yogomagpie's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
5.0
This is great. One of my new favorite resources that I’m going to reach for over and over again. I love using flowers in my paintings and with this book I’m leveling up my symbolism game. Bravo to the author/illustrator for compiling so much information and cramming it all into less than 300 pages.
rmslinger's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting but the pocket version is difficult to use. Flowers are categorized by their latin genus names and not their common names – and the font is miniscule. Not all the folklore was attributed to a time period or culture either.