Hamlet, The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream…Shakespeare’s sublime words. Walter Crane’s exquisite illustrations. Here, in “Flowers from Shakespeare’s Garden”, the celebrated nineteenth century English illustrator delights us with 40 enchanting illustrations of Shakespeare’s best-known quotes on plants and flowers.
There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance, pale primroses, sweet musk roses...Ophelia, Perdita, Oberon… Shakespeare, also seen as a botanist and alchemist, used flowers and plants as powerful metaphors in his works, reflecting the era's love for floral scents.