Discovering S.
3 primary works • 7 total works
Book 7
Book 32
Book 42
To primitive man the whisper and movement of leaves and the silent unfolding of flowers were proofs of life and power, and their regeneration was a promise of nature's continuity. Cures, magic, divination and portents were all connected with the rich variety of available plant life, especially in verdant Britain. Some of these beliefs were astonishingly long-lasting and, even if an altered or faded form, have survived the sophistications of modern life, as this book sets out to show. This volume is arranged in alphabetical order and is illustrated with engravings from old herbals.'
Including chapters on food, garlands, games, cards, carols, the crib, Boxing Day, New Year and Twelfth Night, this book covers British, European and American customs and folklore during the season of goodwill.'
This book explains some of the reasons for London's sculpted gallery and describes the subjects, the donors the sculptors and the results. This completely revised edition, now extended to include memorials throughout Greater London, has over six hundred entries. From the sixteenth-century statue of Queen Elizabeth I in Fleet Street to Montgomery, with his back to the Ministry of Defence, this book will provie a rich sources of fact and anecdote, a who's who in bronze and stone in the capital city.