{"product_id":"victorian-floral-emblems-robert-tyas-language-of-flowers-1896","title":"Victorian Floral Emblems — Robert Tyas 'Language of Flowers' (1896)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the drawing rooms of Victorian England, a bouquet was never merely a bouquet. The moss rose meant voluptuous love; the sweet violet meant modesty; the forget-me-not meant true love and remembrance. To mix roses with forget-me-nots was to say, in the most direct terms the etiquette of the era permitted: I love you, and I will not forget you. Robert Tyas's \u003cstrong\u003eThe Language of Flowers, or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments\u003c\/strong\u003e, published in London in 1896, was one of the most beautiful documents of this tradition — twelve hand-coloured plates showing bouquets composed as deliberately as poems, each combination a message written in the secret language of Victorian floriography.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe twelve bouquets move through the full emotional range of the Victorian floral vocabulary: dog roses and cornflowers (pleasure and delicacy), lily of the valley and carnations (return of happiness and pure love), pale pink moss roses and sweet violets (voluptuous love and modesty), white roses and forget-me-nots (silent devotion and remembrance), striped tulips and freesias (declaration of love), great cabbage roses (abundance of love), vivid ranunculus and delphiniums (you are radiant with charms). Together, they constitute one of the finest visual records of Victorian floriography ever published — and one of the most beautiful examples of Victorian botanical chromolithography.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You Receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 high-resolution archival images — 2454 × 3681 pixels at 300 DPI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: JPEG, print-ready for professional reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic domain — available for personal use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstant digital download upon purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource: Robert Tyas, \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Flowers, or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments\u003c\/em\u003e (London, 1896)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWedding designers composing invitations and décor with symbolic intention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraphic designers and illustrators drawn to Victorian botanical branding and editorial projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafters making greeting cards and scrapbooks with hidden floral messages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome decorators framing elegant Victorian botanical art for gallery walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducators and historians teaching Victorian culture, symbolism, and botanical art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlorists and event stylists understanding traditional flower meanings for thoughtful arrangements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Bouquets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe origins of Victorian floriography, how Robert Tyas composed his twelve bouquets, and what each flower combination was saying — \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/new-old-time\/robert-tyas-1896-language-of-flowers-victorian-floriography-botanical-illustration\"\u003eread the full story on our blog →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LeBonJournal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63285521351025,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5367\/0769\/files\/Victorian_Floral_Emblems_Collection_Mosaic.webp?v=1773155895","url":"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/products\/victorian-floral-emblems-robert-tyas-language-of-flowers-1896","provider":"LeBonJournal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}