Status
Available
Call number
Genres
Collection
Publication
Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2004.
Description
Chapters cover the folklore of bees and bee culture -- from Egyptian, Babylonian, and other ancient sources to practices in modern Europe. Rare illustrations of bees, hives, and beekeepers as they appear in paintings and sculpture; on coins, jewelry, and Mayan glyphs; and carved into African tree trunks.
Language
Original publication date
1937
Physical description
308 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
048643494X / 9780486434940
Local notes
NU
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