The garlands of the gods: Wild flowers from the Greek ruins of Sicily

by Mary Taylor Simeti

For the travelers coming to Sicily on the Grand Tour, the encounter with the luxuriant vegetation of the Mediterranean was as aesthetically and emotionally moving as the sight of the classical ruins they had come to view, an encounter that was almost always enhanced by some knowledge of botany and by a thorough education in the classics. The Garlands of the Gods is an attempt to restore the fullness of this 'Sicilian experience' to today's travelers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8831919768
• ISBN13: 9788831919760
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: New Digital Frontiers Srl
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"