By Any Other Name

A Cultural History of the Rose

By Any Other Name
Simon Morley
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Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 304pg
7 Oct 2021 UK
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9780861540525
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The rose is bursting with meaning: over the centuries it has come to represent love and sensuality, deceit, death and the mystical unknown. Today the rose enjoys unrivalled popularity across the globe, ever present at life' s seminal moments. Grown in the Middle East two thousand years ago for its pleasing scent and medicinal properties, it has attached itself to us, its needy host and servant, to become one of the most adored flowers across cultures. The rose is well-versed at enchanting human hearts - no longer selected by nature, but by us. From Bulgaria' s Rose Valley to the thriving rose trade in Africa and the Far East, via art galleries, museums and high fashion, Victorian England and Belle Epoque France, we meet an astonishing array of species and hybrids of remarkably different provenance. This is the story of a hardy, thorny flower and how, by beauty and charm, it came to seduce the world.
' Fascinating. Morley moves effortlessly from ancient Greece and Rome to the latest research in neurobiology, taking in alchemy and Pre-Raphaelite art, Modernist poetry and the Grateful Dead along the way. I' ll never look at a rose in quite the same way again. ' -- Adrian Tinniswood, author of Behind the Throne
Dr Simon Morley is a British artist and modern historian who specializes in the theory and practice of contemporary painting. He is the author of several books on modern and contemporary art. His essays have been published in the TLS, Modern Painters, Tate Magazine and the Independent on Sunday. Previously a lecturer at the Sotheby' s Institute and at Winchester School of Art, he is now Assistant Professor of Fine Art at Dankook University, Republic of Korea. He is also a keen amateur gardener.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780861540525
Published: 7 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 304

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