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

Dowling B.A., Alfred E.P.Raymund

Language: English

Published by Kegan Paul Trench & Trubner, London, 1900

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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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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
Publisher
Kegan Paul Trench & Trubner, London
Publication year
1900
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Cloth
Language
English
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Horticulture/Gardening

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