A boke of the propreties of herbes called an herball : wherunto is added the time [the] herbes, floures and sedes shoulde be gathered to be kept the whole yere, with the vertue of [the] herbes whe[n] they are stylled. Also a generall rule of al manner of herbes drawen out of an auncient boke of physycke by W.C.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Copland, William, -1568 or 1569, attributed name.

Series:

Early English books online

Standardized Title:

Herbal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botany, Medical--Early works to 1800.

Botany, Medical.

Herbs--Early works to 1800.

Herbs.

Materia medica--Early works to 1800.

Materia medica.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 unnumbered pages)

Place of Publication:

[Imprynted at London : By Wyllyam Copland, [1559?]]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

One of several versions of an anonymous herbal, probably of medieval origin.

The "W.C." applies to the short sections at the end, and probably refers to William Copland, who may have edited this edition as well.

Printer's and publisher's name from colophon; publication date conjectured by STC.

Signatures: *⁴ A-I K⁴.

Copies varie: with (British Library copy) or without (Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library) "an" before "auncient" in line 9 on the title page.

Formerly STC 4727.

Identified as STC 4727 on UMI microfilm reel 830 and as STC 857 on UMI microfilm reel 168..

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Appears at reel 168 and at reel 830 (both British Library copy).

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 168:01, 830:03) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

STC (2nd edition) 13175.18.

Henrey, B. Brit. botanical lit., I, numbers 187, 188.

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