Flora Symbolica: Flowers in Pre-Raphaelite Art

Munich, Berlin, London, and New York: Prestel, 2003. 96 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Benign dampstain/tail edge (a little rippling, no odor/mold, pages don't stick). Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "In this volume, Debra N. Mancoff, an expert on Pre-Raphaelite art and the floral lexicon, presents numerous breathtaking examples, which illuminate the meaning of flowers in all aspects of Victorian culture. She offers brief commentaries on individual paintings as well as biographies of the period's leading artists and their models. An introduction to an artistic movement, this exquisitely produced book is also a romantic keepsake of an artistic sensibility that speaks volumes." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Within garden walls; Flowers of innocence; The purest flower; The queen of flowers; Fatal bouquets; The fashionable flower; Say it with flowers.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.