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Location	Call #	Volume	Status
Sherman Library	QK83 .G54 2014		AVAILABLE

Author	Giesecke, Annette, author.
Title	The mythology of plants : botanical lore from ancient Greece and Rome / Annette Giesecke.
OCLC	858672639
ISBN	9781606063217 (hardcover)
	1606063219 (hardcover)
Publisher	Los Angeles, CA : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2014]
	�2014.
Description	144 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
LC Subject heading/s	Plants -- Mythology -- Greece.
	Plants -- Mythology -- Rome.
	Botany -- Greece -- Folklore.
	Botany -- Rome -- Folklore.
	Plants in literature.
	Mythology, Greek.
	Mythology, Roman.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143).
Partial contents	Ovid's Metamorphoses and the mythology of plants -- Gods in love -- Hubris and human excess -- Piety and devotion -- Mortals in love -- A guided walk through Ovid's garden.
Summary	This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority on the gardens, art, and literature of the classical world, introduces the book's main themes with a discussion of gods and heroes in ancient Greek and Roman gardens. The following chapters recount the everyday uses and broader cultural meaning of plants with particularly strong mythological associations. These include common garden plants such as narcissus and hyacinth; pomegranate and apple, which were potent symbols of fertility; and sources of precious incense including frankincense and myrrh. Following the sweeping botanical commentary are the myths themselves, told in the original voice of Ovid, classical antiquity's most colorful mythographer. The volume's interdisciplinary approach will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from readers interested in archaeology, classical literature, and ancient history to garden enthusiasts. With an original translation of selections from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses, ' an extensive bibliography, a useful glossary of names and places, and a rich selection of images including exquisite botanical illustrations, this book is unparalleled in scope and realization.

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ISBN	9781606063217 (hardcover)
	1606063219 (hardcover)
Author	Giesecke, Annette, author.
Title	The mythology of plants : botanical lore from ancient Greece and Rome / Annette Giesecke.
Publisher	Los Angeles, CA : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2014]
	�2014.

Title

The mythology of plants : botanical lore from ancient Greece and Rome / Annette Giesecke.

Author

Giesecke, Annette, author.

ISBN	9781606063217 (hardcover)
	1606063219 (hardcover)

Description

144 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm

OCLC

858672639

Publisher	Los Angeles, CA : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2014]
	�2014.

Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143).
Partial contents	Ovid's Metamorphoses and the mythology of plants -- Gods in love -- Hubris and human excess -- Piety and devotion -- Mortals in love -- A guided walk through Ovid's garden.
Summary	This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority on the gardens, art, and literature of the classical world, introduces the book's main themes with a discussion of gods and heroes in ancient Greek and Roman gardens. The following chapters recount the everyday uses and broader cultural meaning of plants with particularly strong mythological associations. These include common garden plants such as narcissus and hyacinth; pomegranate and apple, which were potent symbols of fertility; and sources of precious incense including frankincense and myrrh. Following the sweeping botanical commentary are the myths themselves, told in the original voice of Ovid, classical antiquity's most colorful mythographer. The volume's interdisciplinary approach will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from readers interested in archaeology, classical literature, and ancient history to garden enthusiasts. With an original translation of selections from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses, ' an extensive bibliography, a useful glossary of names and places, and a rich selection of images including exquisite botanical illustrations, this book is unparalleled in scope and realization.

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