Book/Printed Material The herball: or, Generall historie of plantes. Generall historie of plantes / Gerarde herball
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Title
- The herball: or, Generall historie of plantes.
Other Title
- Generall historie of plantes
- Gerarde herball
Names
- Gerard, John, 1545-1612.
- Davyes, Robert.
- Johnson, Thomas, -1644.
- Priest, Robert, approximately 1550-approximately 1590.
- Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585.
- Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress).
Created / Published
- London, Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, anno 1633.
Headings
- - Botany--Pre-Linnean works
- - Herbs--Early works to 1800
- - Botany, Medical--Early works to 1800
- - Herbals--Early works to 1800
- - Gardens--England--Early works to 1800
Genre
- Bookplates (Provenance)--DLC
Notes
- - 1 v. in 2.
- - On spine: Gerarde herball.
- - Illustrated t.-p., engraved.
- - Four pages, between 30 and 31, incorrectly numbered 29-30, 29-30.
- - "Second edition"--p. [46] at end.
- - First edition published in 1597.
- - "A catalogue of the British [i.e. Welsh] names of plants, sent me by Master Robert Dauyes of Guissaney in Flint-shire": p. [31]-[32] at end.
- - Virtually a translation of Rembert Dodoens' Stirpium historiae pemptades sex (first published in 1583) made by a member of the London College of Physicians, Robert Priest, who died before it was printed. The manuscript came into the hands of Gerard, who issued the work as his own. Cf. Hunt 175.
- - Bibliography included in "To the reader."
- - English Short Title Catalogue, S122165
- - STC 11751. Hunt 223.
- - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- - LC copy: Imperfect: first and last leaves (blank) wanting.
- - Gift A. W. Bitting. Rec. R. B. 7-10-44.
- - LC Copy: Book-plate: Bitting, Katherine Golden.
- - LAC iak 2018-10-01 update
- - LAC scc 2018-10-03 review (1 card)
- - LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2018-10-09
- - LAC ael 2021-05-11 update (2 cards)
Medium
- 19 p. l., 1630 (i.e. 1634), [46] p. : illus., pl. ; 33 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- QK41 .G3 1633
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 44028884
OCLC Number
- 14294872
Online Format
- image
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Contributor
- Davyes, Robert
- Dodoens, Rembert
- Gerard, John
- Johnson, Thomas
- Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress)
- Priest, Robert