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Flowers - Symbolic aspects

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  • God stands in the centre of Eden; to the left he breathes life into Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
  • God creates Eve; she tempts Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
  • The fall; expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve raise a family and set to work. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    The brief life of flowers / Fiona Stafford.

    Stafford, Fiona J. | Date: 2018
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    Herbarium verbarium : the discourse of flowers / Claudette Sartiliot.

    Sartiliot, Claudette, 1945- | Date: [1993], ©1993
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    The fall; expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve raise a family and set to work. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

    | Date: [1765] | Reference: 20708i
    • Books

    Considering the lilies : Ruskin's 'Proserpina' and other Victorian flower books / Beverly Seaton.

    Seaton, Beverly. | Date: 1985
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    God creates Eve; she tempts Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

    | Date: 1765 | Reference: 20704i
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