The herbal or general history of plants / John Gerard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerard, John, 1545-1612.

Contributor:

Johnson, Thomas, -1644, editor.

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Herball

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botany--Pre-Linnean works.

Botany.

Herbs--Early works to 1800.

Herbs.

Botany, Medical--Early works to 1800.

Botany, Medical.

Herbals--Early works to 1800.

Herbals.

Plants.

Herbalism.

Herbs--Therapeutic use.

Medical Subjects:

Plants.

Local Subjects:

Herbalism.

Herbs--Therapeutic use.

Genre:

Early works.

Herbals.

Penn Provenance:

Malgieri, Nick (donor) (Malgieri Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vii pages, 1 unnumbered page,1630 pages, 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 32 cm

Edition:

The complete 1633 edition / as revised and enlarged. by Thomas Johnson.

Other Title:

Herbal

General history of plants

Place of Publication:

New York : Dover Publications, Inc., [1975]

Summary:

"Most praiseworthy is this magnificent, unabridge, Facsimile reproduction of a great botanical and horticultural classic . . ". -- Horticultural Society of NY

The complete 1633 edition as revised and enlarged by Thomas Johnson. Gerard's Herbal was a landmark in British herbal and botanical publishing. It has never been excelled in range, in concise and perceptive commentary, and in fine illustration. It is also a book of great charm and literary appeal, for both Gerard and Johnson wrote with captivating vibrancy and enthusiasm.

For each plant the authors give Latin and English names, physical description, place and time of growth, temper (hot, cold, dry or moist according to the traditional medical theory of humors), virtues (medicinal properties, use as food, etc.), and, in all but a few cases, a fine woodcut illustration.

Notes:

"This Dover edition, first published in 1975, is an unabridged republication of the work originally printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, London, in 1633. For completeness, a few pages have been reproduced from the second edition of 1636. Errors in folios and chapter numbers have been tacitly corrected. A new Publisher's Note has been written for the present edition."

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Nick Malgieri.

Malgieri Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Malgieri Collection copy has dried leaves laid in.

Other Format:

Online version: Gerard, John, 1545-1612. Herball. Herbal.

ISBN:

048623147X :

9780486231471

OCLC:

1583703

Online:

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