Author: Walter Perceval Yetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Notes on Flower Symbolism in China
Author: Walter Perceval Yetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Chinese Flower Symbolism
Author: Alfred Koehn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flower language
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flower language
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Dictionary of Chinese Symbols
Author: Wolfram Eberhard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134988648
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely. `An ideal reference book to help one learn and explore further, while simultaneously giving greater insight into many other aspects of Chinese life ... the most authoritative guide to Chinese symbolism available to the general reader today ... a well-researched, informative and entertaining guide to the treasure trove of Chinese symbols.' - South China Morning Post
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134988648
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely. `An ideal reference book to help one learn and explore further, while simultaneously giving greater insight into many other aspects of Chinese life ... the most authoritative guide to Chinese symbolism available to the general reader today ... a well-researched, informative and entertaining guide to the treasure trove of Chinese symbols.' - South China Morning Post
Notes and Queries on China and Japan
Author: N.B. Dennys
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3846054836
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3846054836
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
Things Chinese, Or, Notes Connected with China
Author: James Dyer Ball
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees
Author: Ernst Lehner
Publisher: Colchis Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees, Ernst and Johanna Lehner explore the rich cultural heritage and symbolic meanings associated with various flora across different societies and traditions. This comprehensive guide offers insights into how these natural elements have been woven into myths, legends, and everyday life, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between nature and human culture.
Publisher: Colchis Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees, Ernst and Johanna Lehner explore the rich cultural heritage and symbolic meanings associated with various flora across different societies and traditions. This comprehensive guide offers insights into how these natural elements have been woven into myths, legends, and everyday life, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between nature and human culture.
The China Review, Or, Notes and Queries on the Far East
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Eight Immortals of Taoism
Author: Man-Ho Kwok
Publisher: Random House (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of tales and legends about the semi-divine Eight Immortals of Chinese Taoism, each of whom is supposed to have lived as an historical person. However the main role of the Eight Immortals is as symbols of the success of Taoist discipline and magic.
Publisher: Random House (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of tales and legends about the semi-divine Eight Immortals of Chinese Taoism, each of whom is supposed to have lived as an historical person. However the main role of the Eight Immortals is as symbols of the success of Taoist discipline and magic.
The Historic Note-book
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Natural Beauty From The Garden
Author: Janice Cox
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466801093
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The third book in the very successful Natural Beauty series with sales over 70,000. If Natural Beauty at Home was inspired by the kitchen, and Natural Beauty for All Seasons was inspired by gift-giving, this book is inspired by the garden. Here, author Janice Cox presents over two hundred brand-new recipes for home beauty treatments that make use of common flowers, plants, herbs, grasses, and trees to create useful and lovely products for all aspects of skin, hair care, and bathing enjoyment. Readers will have her trademark step-by-step recipes for such items as Sunflower Seed Scrub, Aloe and Calula Cream, Rose Geranium Splash, Apricot Baby Oil, Scented Bath Pillow, and many, many more. In addition, over one hundred garden notes are sprinkled throughout the book, containing information on soil type, tools, containers, growing tips, and simple, whimsical garden designs. But, although gardeners will be drawn to this aspect of the book, you don't have to have a garden, or even a window box, to make the recipes here, since all ingredients can be found in natural food stores or farmers' markets. Natural Beauty from the Garden simply captures the spirit of the outdoors while promoting a fun, economical, natural beauty regime. This is a charming collection of beauty and garden freshness that anyone who loves to pamper herself or grow a garden full of flowers will want to have.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466801093
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The third book in the very successful Natural Beauty series with sales over 70,000. If Natural Beauty at Home was inspired by the kitchen, and Natural Beauty for All Seasons was inspired by gift-giving, this book is inspired by the garden. Here, author Janice Cox presents over two hundred brand-new recipes for home beauty treatments that make use of common flowers, plants, herbs, grasses, and trees to create useful and lovely products for all aspects of skin, hair care, and bathing enjoyment. Readers will have her trademark step-by-step recipes for such items as Sunflower Seed Scrub, Aloe and Calula Cream, Rose Geranium Splash, Apricot Baby Oil, Scented Bath Pillow, and many, many more. In addition, over one hundred garden notes are sprinkled throughout the book, containing information on soil type, tools, containers, growing tips, and simple, whimsical garden designs. But, although gardeners will be drawn to this aspect of the book, you don't have to have a garden, or even a window box, to make the recipes here, since all ingredients can be found in natural food stores or farmers' markets. Natural Beauty from the Garden simply captures the spirit of the outdoors while promoting a fun, economical, natural beauty regime. This is a charming collection of beauty and garden freshness that anyone who loves to pamper herself or grow a garden full of flowers will want to have.