The Complete Language of Herbs (eBook)

A Definitive and Illustrated History - Pocket Edition

S. Theresa Dietz (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
256 Seiten
Wellfleet Press (Verlag)
978-0-7603-8841-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Discover the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices in The Complete Language of Herbsnow in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference. Along with a beautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or spice's scientific and common names, characteristics, and historic meanings and powers from mythology, medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry. Did you know that allspice can be added to herbal mixtures to attract money or luck? Or that sprinkling arrowroot at the doors of your home will keep guests' negative energy from entering? Reaching the height of popularity during the Victorian era, floriographiesdictionaries of symbolic flower meaningswere an amusing pastime and art to subtly communicate unspoken emotions. To complement the success of TheComplete Language of Flowers, author S. Theresa Dietz has scoured historic sources and compiled an equally beautiful compendium in The Complete Language of Herbs, revealing the secrets and powers of hundreds of common and forgotten herbs and spices from around the world. Together with stunning full-color illustrations and two indexes, one for searching by common herb and spice name and the other organized by meaning, this beautiful reference is a must-have for gardeners, chefs, party planners, and food enthusiasts.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.2.2024
• Zusatzinfo: 100+ color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Ancient • apothecary • Around the World • at-a-glance • Basil • basket • botanical inspiration • botanist • bridal • Celtic • Charlotte Bronte • Chef • Cinnamon • coffee table • Color • Cumin • dictionary • different cultures • Directory • Diverse • druid • Easter • Emily Bronte • Encyclopedia • Equinox • FACT • femininity • floral emblem • floriography • floristry • florists • flower symbolism book • Folklore • Food • Frances Hodgson Burnett • Friendship • gardener gift • Gardening • Gift • Greece • herb • herbalism • herbiary • Hidden • History • Idea • Illustrated • inclusive • Inspiration • Jane Austen • Japan • Literature • Lore • Love • magickal • marjoram • Meaning • meaningful arrangements • Medieval Legends • mini • Modern • Mythology • Nature • on-the-go • Ostara • Plant • Poetry • Portable • Power • present • protection • Reference • Relationship • Religion • Romance • Romantic • Rome • Rosemary • Sage • secret message • Shakespeare • Spring • symbolic meanings of herbs and spices • tarragon • thyme • Victorian England • wedding bouquets • wedding bouquets • Wicca • Witchcraft
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-8841-5 / 0760388415
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-8841-9 / 9780760388419