Shalott
OH I know - I didn't see that clearly until I posted it! TEEHEE!
jmd said:Flowering plants have various stages in their development...
As an example, take the 'simple' Dog Rose - I choose this as a very important symbolic plant, by the way.
Not only does it have leaf, but it has a further development of the same in the bud, which then becomes flower, and then drops to reveal its seed-pod, the rosehip, in which is contained abundance of seed for a further generation of plants. In some ways, it can be viewed that the whole plant is contained in each and everyone of those seeds.
Not only leaves, then, but vine/branch, flower, and fruit...
Rusty Neon said:I have searched in vain in the public library for non-tarot books (e.g., art history books) and on the Internet for non-tarot webpages, that explain 17th-18th century artwork plant symbolism. If anybody has any leads, it sure would be appreciated.
Originally posted by Rusty Neon
I have searched in vain in the public library for non-tarot books (e.g., art history books) and on the Internet for non-tarot webpages, that explain 17th-18th century artwork plant symbolism. If anybody has any leads, it sure would be appreciated.