Status
Available
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Publication
Saint Anthony Messenger Press (1999), 182 pages
Description
Part One, (Mary's Gold, Legends and Names) How did the Christmas Rose get its name? What about the Star of Bethlehem, Lady's Slipper and Rose of Sharon? Since medieval times, flowers have taken their names from the virtues of Mary, or events in her life. Learn the legends that fostered such names, and their biblical origins. Spend time with the meditations they inspire. Mary's Flowers: Gardens, Legends and Meditations is a treasury of botanical history and lore. Thirty beautiful illustrations based on medieval woodcuts bring each bloom to colorful life.Even if you don't plant a Mary garden of your own, you will find a virtual Eden within. Visit a while with these pages and keep company with Mary.
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ISBN
0867163496 / 9780867163490
LCC
BT675 .K79