Sun Dials and Roses of Yesterday : Garden Delights Which are Here Displayed in Every Truth and are Moreover Regarded as Emblems. [Pliny Saieth: Concerning Roses and Garlands; The Rosicrucians; etc]

1 p. l., xxiii, 461 pp. ; frontispiece, illustrations, plates. ; 20 cm. ; no dustjacket ; LCCN: 02-28497 ; OCLC: 938250 ; LC: QB215; Dewey: 717 ; Title within green ornamental border./ "The Rosicrucians": p. 366-389. ; green cloth with decorations, and with lettering in gold ; top edge gilt ; Contents: The charm and sentiment of sun-dials. -- Noon-marks, spot-dials, window-dials. -- Classification of sun-dials. -- The construction of sun-dials. -- Ingenious diallers. -- Portable dials. -- The sun-dial as an emblem. -- Symbolic designs for sun-dials. -- Pedestals and gnomons. -- The setting of sun-dials. -- Sun-dial mottoes. -- The sun-dial as a memorial. -- Pliny saieth: concerning roses and garlands. -- Rosa solis, rose plate, and rose e. -- The emblem of the rose in English history. -- Our grandmothers' roses. -- The Rosicrucians. -- The sun-dial of Ahaz. -- Rural saints and prophets. -- A story of four dials. ; foxing ; hinges shaken ; VG.