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Journal of Experimental Botany 2009 60(15):4217-4218; doi:10.1093/jxb/erp253
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© The Author [2009]. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology]. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

ARTICLE-COMMENTARY

Symbolism of plants: examples from European-Mediterranean culture presented with biology and history of art

DECEMBER: Cross-roses and rose crosses

Riklef Kandeler1 and Wolfram R. Ullrich2,*

1Institute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Gregor Mendelstr. 33, 1180 Wien, Austria
2Institute of Botany, Darmstadt University of Technology, Kirchbergweg 6, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany

* To whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: ullrichcw@online.de

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   DECEMBER: Cross-roses and rose crosses
 
December is a quiet and dark month for plants in the Northern temperate zone and so we turn to some ornamental and symbolic forms of the rose flower. Of all flowers, the rose has been adapted most widely and universally to contribute to symbolism and decoration. We choose some fine examples from early Christian architecture.

The motif of incorporating a rose into the sign of the cross, or of adding a cross to the image . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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