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The Tulip : the story of a flower that made men mad / Anna Pavord

By:

Pavord, Anna

Publication details: Great Britain : Bloomsbury , c1999.Description: 439 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:

9781582340135

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

635.9 PAV

Summary: The New York Timesbestseller and international publishing sensation. Greed, desire, anguish, and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. No other flower has ever carried so much cultural baggage: it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behavior, mirrors economic booms and busts, and plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	635.9 PAV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		048494

Includes bibliography and index.

The New York Timesbestseller and international publishing sensation. Greed, desire, anguish, and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. No other flower has ever carried so much cultural baggage: it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behavior, mirrors economic booms and busts, and plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources.

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