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ISBN 10: 1780237596
ISBN 13: 978-1780237596
Author: Celia Fisher
A long time ago, you could only find them on the slopes of remote mountain ranges in Asia, but today they are the very symbol of modern genetics, a species unrivalled for the variety of colors and forms that breeders can create: tulips. In this book, Celia Fisher traces the story of this important and highly popular plant, from its mountain beginnings to its prevalence in the gardens of Mughal, Persian, and Ottoman potentates; from its migration across the Silk Road to its explosive cultivation in the modern European world.
Fisher looks at how tulips’ intensely saturated color has made them an important species for botanists and gardeners. Initially rare in sixteenth century Netherlands, tulips sparked such frenzy among aristocratic collectors that they caused the first economic bubble and collapse. Exploring the ways cultivators have created one hybrid after another—in an astonishing range of colors and shapes—Fisher also shows how tulips have inspired art and literature throughout the centuries, from Ottoman Turkey to the paintings of the Dutch Masters, from Alexandre Dumas’s novel The Black Tulip to contemporary artist David Cheung painting them atop pages of the Financial Times. Stunningly illustrated, this book offers a unique cultural history of one of our most important flowers.
Table of contents:
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Wild Tulips — Exploring the origins and natural varieties of tulips in the wild.
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Turkish Tulips — Tulips in Turkey, their cultural and historical significance there.
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First Footings — Possibly the introduction of tulips to Europe or other regions.
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Tulipomania — The famous economic bubble and craze surrounding tulips in the 17th century.
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The Artist’s Tulip — Tulips in art, how they have been represented by artists.
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A Mirror of the Nations — Tulips as symbols or reflections of national identity or culture.
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Botanists and Florists — The scientific study and cultivation of tulips by botanists and gardeners.
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Plant Hunters and Nurserymen — People who sought out new tulip varieties and commercialized them.
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