The Flora of the Sacred Nativity: An Attempt at Collecting the Legends and Ancient dedications of Plants Connected in Popular Tradition with the Life of Our Blessed Lord from His Nativity the the Flight Into Egypt
by Dowling B.A., Alfred E.P.Raymund
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul Trench & Trubner, 1900. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Buff coloured buckram with bevelled edges and titles in red on front cover and spine. Pages untrimmed. Title page is printed in red and black. Condition: Good, covers are lightly soiled with light bumping to head and tail of spine. Spine is sunned so that title on spine is faded. Browning to endpapers. No inscriptions. Binding sound. 226pp. The book includes an introductory essay on the Flora Sacra, sections on flowering trees, such as the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury and the Cadnam Oak, types of the Incarnation, such as the tree of Jesse and the Burning Bush, together with the flora seen during the nativity, such as at the visitation of the shepherds and the adoration of the Kings, finishing with the "repose" in Egypt, and a conclusion. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003839
- Title
- The Flora of the Sacred Nativity: An Attempt at Collecting the Legends and Ancient dedications of Plants Connected in Popular Tradition with the Life of Our Blessed Lord from His Nativity the the Flight Into Egypt
- Author
- Dowling B.A., Alfred E.P.Raymund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul Trench & Trubner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- flora sacra
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horticulture/Gardening;
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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