Floriography

From orange blossom for innocence to yellow roses for infidelity, flowers have been used to convey messages for millennia. With Floriography you can use them to pass secret codes, uncover hidden feeli

Flowers can talk. Red roses say 'I love you', white lilies offer condolence and poppies invite us to remember. For thousands of years, humans have used flowers as a language, a short-hand for emoti

A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend.Floriography is a full-color guide to the historical uses and se

愛情與浪漫、祝福與道賀、道歉與原諒、友誼與至誠…… 說不出的千言萬語，就讓花朵來幫你！ 一朵花，一則身世，一次無聲勝有聲的傾訴 長踞美國Amazon生物科普榜第一名 美國藝術家潔西卡．胡 Jessica Roux 以精湛細緻的筆觸， 勾勒近百株花朵風貌，展現維多利亞時代古典優雅之美。 以玫瑰獻上我的愛 三葉草祝你幸運 風信子表明請原諒我的至誠…… 本書呈現花語的歷史與身世，每一朵花、每一捧花束所含藏意涵，跟隨作者細膩的一筆一畫，走進花蕊的深處，窺見花語由來之謎，找到專屬的花朵，傳遞情意…… 從獻給情人的花朵到獻給敵人的花朵，每一幅植物畫都令人驚嘆！91種花卉百科，10種情境花束，11大類花語全彩插圖本，讓花朵現身，真情代言！ 以全彩插圖形式介紹維多利亞時代的花語，依涵義分11大類，介紹一系列令人印象深刻的花卉藥草背後的歷史用途和祕密含義，從獻給情人的花朵到獻給敵人的花朵。 花語在歷史上曾被用作祕密交流手段，在 19 世紀開始流行起來，尤其是在維多利亞時代的英格蘭和美國，當時恰當的社交禮儀不鼓勵公開表達情感。花就成了那時代最好的媒介。 花的語言神祕而俏皮，從植物的特性到在民間傳說和歷史軼事，流變多有根源可尋。美國當代流行藝術家潔西卡．胡（Jessica Roux）花費多年時間研究、並以精工繪製創作，每一幅植物畫都令人驚嘆，千姿百媚，每一幀花語敘述帶讀者穿越花草的謎樣身世，令人浮想聯翩，整本書就像陳列在美術館的展示品一樣華麗而迷人。 ◎ 大哲_植物勇者Fern Maker 主理人◎ 亦瑀_一隅有花．花藝師 ◎ 李靜宜_愛花人．譯者．東美文化總編輯 ◎ 范允菲_拾米豐瓶．花藝總監 ◎ 溫佑君_肯園香氣私塾．負責人◎ 彭樹君_作家 ◎ Nana Chen_Urbanbotany 莪本設計．創辦人．花藝師 ────愛花人一致推薦（以上依姓氏筆畫排序） 【本書特色】 ⊕ 長踞美國Amazon生物科普榜第一名，3,

An adopted bumblebee learns the language of flowers from her floral family in this enchanting picture book, inspired by floriography, that celebrates one of nature's most important relationships. Deep within a magical meadow, some lonely flowers receive a very special gift: a baby bumblebee in need. The flowers name her Beatrice, they care for her and help her find her wings. And as she grows older, Beatrice learns the language of her floral family -- messages of kindness and appreciation that she delivers between them. With each sweet word, the flowers bloom until the meadow becomes so big that Beatrice needs help delivering her messages and decides to set out in search of her own kind. But this little bee's quest takes her beyond the safety of the meadow and into the dangerous swamp the flowers have warned her about, a swamp inhabited by strange plants with snapping jaws and terrible teeth . . . will these prickly plants let her pass? Could they just be in need of a little sweetness