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This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a visually stunning visit to the countryside around the Byzantine town of Mistra, Greece. It contains a series of exquisite photographs and illustrations of the many varieties of flower that bloom in the Mistra Estates, accompanied by informative text on their properties and evocative extracts from writers such as Hesiod, Xenophon and Sappho.
Reviews & Quotes
"Attractive images of individual flowers are accompanied by scientific descriptions and selected classical excerpts. The text in this unique work is in both Greek and English, transporting the reader back in time to the initial efforts by father of botany, Theophrastus.'"
Marilyn K. Alaimo, garden writer and volunteer, Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden (July 2012)