Overview

Witch's Garden describes over 50 of the world's most powerful magical plants and their uses, mythical and proven. Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you call them, those who cultivate plants for their fabled mystical and healing properties have existed for thousands of years. From the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, the history of esoteric species is often as dark and elusive as the art of herbalism itself. Including tales of remedies for everything from bad weather and broken hearts to protection from evil and the invocation of immortality, Witch's Garden features exquisite botanical illustrations and fascinating specimens held within the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while archival images depicting occult practices evoke the bewitching nature of these mysterious species.

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Author:   Sandra Lawrence ,  Sandra Lawrence
Publisher:   Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:   Welbeck
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.20cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781787394360

ISBN 10:   1787394360
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   17 September 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Healing plants of the ancient world Great minds From superstition to respectability - and back The seasons The stations of life Cures for the body Plants and the heavens The cunning woman's stillroom The dark mirror - plants of the shadows Plants of hope.

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Sandra Lawrence is a journalist and author. She writes for the Evening Standard, Guardian, Financial Times, The Times, Londonist.com and the English Garden. She is the London columnist for British Heritage magazine and is on the Q&A panel of experts for History Revealed magazine. Her travel writing is collected on madamepassepartout.com.

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