The herbal : or, General history of plants / John Gerard.

Main entry:

Gerard, John, 1545-1612.

Title & Author:

The herbal : or, General history of plants / John Gerard.

Edition:

The complete 1633 ed. / as rev. and enl. by Thomas Johnson.

Publication:

New York : Dover Publications, 1975.

Description:

vii, 1630 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm

Notes:
Reprint of the ed. printed by A. Islip, J. Norton, and R. Whitakers, London, under title: The herball, or Generall historie of plantes.
Includes indexes.
Includes index.

Summary:

1633 edition, revised and enlarged by Thomas Johnson, with almost 2,850 plant descriptions and 2,705 illustrations, is a monumental work from which all modern English herbals are derived. Every serious herbalist needs it.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

048623147X
9780486231471

Subject:

Botany Pre-Linnean works.
Herbs Early works to 1800.
Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.
Herbals Early works to 1800.
Plants
Botanique Ouvrages prélinnéens.
Herbes Ouvrages avant 1800.
Plantes médicinales Ouvrages avant 1800.
Herbiers (Ouvrages) Ouvrages avant 1800.
Plantes.
vegetation.
42.40 botany: general.
Botany
Botany, Medical
Herbals
Herbs
Medicinal plants.

Form/genre:

Early works
Pre-Linnean works.
Early works to 1800.
Herbals.

Added entries:

Johnson, Thomas, -1644, editor.
General history of plants.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325275
Call No.: 325275
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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