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Written in Petals
The Language of Flowers in Victorian Europe
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Le Langage des Fleurs - Charlotte de La Tour
Flora’s Dictionary - E.W. Wirt
Langage de flore - J.P. Troncin
Floral Emblems - Henry Phillips
Oriental Textbook and Language of Flowers - H.G. Adams
Language of Flowers - Kate Greenaway
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Frontispiece - from 'Language of Flowers'
Frontispiece - from 'Language of Flowers'
Description:
By the time Kate Greenaway's 'Language of Flowers' was printed in 1884 the interest in floriography had begun to wane. Greenaway's book is often seen as the effective end of the genre.
Attribution:
Greenaway, Kate
Date:
1884