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The Pre-Raphaelite Reading List
As new books are published and as I continue to discover literary gems, I will update this list of Pre-Raphaelite related texts that are available to purchase on Amazon and AbeBooks. Through the Amazon and AbeBooks Affiliate Programs, I will receive a commission on qualifying Read more
The Medieval Garden Reading List
Join me in this quest to uncover the beauty of gardening in the Middle Ages and Renaissance by exploring this growing list of resources on garden design, medicinal plants and floral ornamentation. Through the Amazon and AbeBooks Affiliate Programs, I will receive a commission on Read more
The Julia Margaret Cameron Reading List
As new research is published about the work and life of Julia Margaret Cameron, I will update this list of books that are available to purchase on Amazon and AbeBooks. Through the Amazon and AbeBooks Affiliate Programs, I will receive a commission on qualifying purchases Read more
Shakespeare’s Flora and Fauna Reading List
“Shakespeare looked at wild flowers not as a botanist, but as a countryman looks at them. Every word he wrote about the familiar denizens of the meadows, fields and hedgerows of Warwickshire, the glades of the Forest of Arden, and the banks of the Avon, Read more
The Nature Studies of John Ruskin
Relevant Reading Unto This Last and Other Writings by John Ruskin and Clive Wilmer Stones of Venice by John Ruskin The Elements of Drawing by John Ruskin To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters by Suzanne Fagence Cooper The Ruskin Revival: 1969-2019 by Suzanne Fagence Cooper Praeterita Read more
The Language of Daphne’s Flowers
Lyre in hand, Apollo’s grasp nearly reaches Daphne as her leg begins to encase within the rooted form of her new body, a laurel tree. The last glimpse of her frightened face is framed with bundles of laurel leaves and flecks of white buds glowing Read more
Julia Margaret Cameron at the Spinet
While writing on the botanical features of Julia Margaret Cameron portraits (blog post on this coming soon!), I came across Oscar Gustave Rejlander’s photograph of her at the piano (shown above) for the first time. During an image search to find out more background information Read more
In the Pleasaunce with Snowdrops
And thus the snowdrop, like the bowThat spans the cloudy sky, Became a symbol, whence, we knowThat brighter days are nigh. – Anonymous As landscapes shed winter’s heavy cloak of gloom and grey, the winter-blooming snowdrops begin to herald spring. These fair yet hardy maidens of Read more
