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PETRA VAN CRONENBURG: THE BOOK OF THE ROSE

5000 years of arts and culture

Hardcover, Schutzumschlag, 12,5 x 20,5 cm ca. 240 Seiten mit 48 farbigen Abbildungen  ISBN: 978-3-86601-114-4  Preis: ca. 19,80 € Parthas Verlag, Berlin - erscheint März 2008

CONTENTS

Preface

1.        PLANTING AND CREATING

The origins and the beauty

Gardeners of gods and artists of gardens

2.        DREAMING AND BELIEVING

Myths between Orient and Occident

Symbol in religions and philosophy

3.        FEELING AND LOVING

Kitsch and sentimental stereotypes

Gender roles and rose fashions

4.        LONGING AND STRIVING

War of the roses and breeder’s competition

Luxury goods and passion for perfume

5.        REVELLING AND LUSTING

Rosomania and breaking of conventions

The blue flower and genetic research

6.        DYING AND HOPING

Consolation and transitoriness

The Golden Age and the paradise

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