Witch's Forest: Plants in Magic, Folklore and Traditional Remedies
£14.99
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Describing over 50 of the world’s most majestic trees and their uses, mythical and proven, Witch’s Forest: Plants in Magic, Folklore and Traditional Remedies takes us back in time to discover the legends, superstitions and secrets held in woodland. With botanical illustrations taken from the archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this is a fascinating book full of folklore, providing an insight into many familiar trees and their influence over time.
Dimensions
21cm (8in) x 15cm (6in)
Features
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Describing over 50 of the world’s most majestic trees and their uses, mythical and proven, Witch’s Forest: Plants in Magic, Folklore and Traditional Remedies takes us back in time to discover the legends, superstitions and secrets held in woodland. With botanical illustrations taken from the archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this is a fascinating book full of folklore, providing an insight into many familiar trees and their influence over time.
Insights
Sandra Lawrence is a journalist and author. She has written sixteen books for adults and children, including 'Miss Willmott's Ghosts' and 'Anthology of Amazing Women', and contributes to the ‘Evening Standard’, ‘Guardian’, ‘Financial Times’, ‘Times’, 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.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Welbeck Publishing in association with Kew Publishing
- Hard cover
- Colour illustrations
- Number of pages: 208 pages
- ISBN: 9781802795370
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