Pressed Flowers from the Holy Land
Pressed Flowers from the Holy Land

Author: Lightside

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-06-25

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781490538686

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From the 1904 publication by Harvey B. Greene, Pressed Flowers from the Holy Land features high quality scanned images of the original flowers, authenticated by the U.S. Consulate of Jerusalem over 100 years ago. This rare collection is hereby preserved and shared with people around the world for years to come, before the flowers crumble and fade. As a special bonus to compliment this collection, an engraving and ancient map of Jerusalem, from John Kitto's "Pictorial Sunday" of 1845 are also included.

Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh
Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh

Author: Lytton John Musselman

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2007-11-01

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1604690194

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This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament and New Testament, including the Apocrypha, and of the Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves cured intestinal worms, 81 fascinating chapters—covering every plant that has a true botanical counterpart—tell the stories of the fruits and grains, grasses and trees, flowers and fragrances of ancient lore. The descriptions include the plants' botanical characteristics, habitat, uses, and literary context. With evocative quotations and revelatory interpretations, this information is all the more critical today as the traditional agrarian societies that knew the plants intimately become urbanized. The unusually broad geographic range of this volume extends beyond Israel to encompass the Holy Land's biblical neighbors from southern Turkey to central Sudan and from Cyprus to the Iraq border. Richly illustrated with extensive color photography and with a foreword by the incomparable Garrison Keillor, this delightful ecumenical botany offers the welcome tonic of a deep look into an enduring, shared natural heritage.

Flowers from the Holy Land
Flowers from the Holy Land

Author: Andrzej Czechowicz

Publisher: St Peter's College

Published:

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13:

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Containing a variety of dried and pressed flowers from around the Holy Land, this souvenir album likely originated from Jerusalem and is an intriguing and beautiful example of craftmanship from over 100 years ago.