Garlands, conkers and mother-die : British and Irish plant-lore / Roy Vickery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vickery, Roy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants--Great Britain.

Plants.

Plants--Ireland--Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Plants have had symbolic as well as practical meanings and uses since the beginning of human civilisation. This vivid account introduces readers to a rich variety of British and Irish plant folklore, drawing on Roy Vickery's own unsurpassed archives collated over forty years, and a wide range of historical and contemporary literature. Unlike other books which re-use material collected in the Victorian era, this book is based on new material collected by the author, and shows that while some of the wilder superstitions have faded we still cling to the symbolic importance of plants. Putting conk

Contents:

Contents; Preface; About this book; Acknowledgements; 1 A Time for Every Purpose; 2 The Golden Corn; 3 Necessity the Mother of Invention; 4 Healing Hedgerows; 5 Mother-Die and Friendship Bushes; 6 Simple Pastimes; 7 History and Legend; 8 Notes on Names; 9 The Changing Scenes of Life; 10 Garlands and Nosegays; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612821639

9781282821637

1282821636

9781441128553

1441128557

9780826444189

0826444180

OCLC:

670412163