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Orchid

Orchid

The Fatal Attraction

By (author) Anne Ronse

£42.50

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  • Discusses all that orchids have stood for in the course of history
  • Beautifully illustrated
Full Description

The history of orchids teems with tales of temptation and passion. This stunning book combines the most luscious and tactile photographs with surprising and informative texts about orchids. The first part of the book tells the tale about the discovery of orchids through history and describes the way in which orchids are perceived. In the East the emphasis lies mainly on positive characteristics, grace and generosity. In the West orchids personify procreation and sex. Why are orchids the way they are? Why those amazing, complicated shapes? Why those incredible colours? In Orchid: The Fatal Attraction Anne Ronse discusses everything orchids have stood for in the course of history.

Specifications
Publisher
Stichting
ISBN
9789058562524
Published
29th Sep 2008
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Benelux, Germany, Switzerland and Austria
Size
330 mm x 245 mm
Pages
144 Pages
Illustrations
101 color
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