- A celebration of the most inspirational, most beautiful, most beloved of flowers that draws together the legends and the inspirations and illustrations from a wealth of superb paintings and rare photographs.
- Here is the rose in myth and in history, in religion and literature, in music and in architecture... from Queen Elizabeth I to D. H. Lawrence, from the Koran to Omar Khyyám, from the War of the Roses to the paintings of Redouté.
- This volume is illustrated by works of art ranging from 10th century China to the pre-Raphaelites, from Botticelli to Velázquez. In addition, it features a selection of the author's own highly decorative and colourful paintings.
- Full-color paintings and illustrations throughout.
- This book is in excellent vintage condition. The pages are clean and the volume is well intact.
