The Herball, or, Generall historie of plantes General history of plants Generall historie of plantes Herball Gerard, John, 1545-1612 creator Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585 contributor Priest, Robert, ca. 1550-ca 1590 contributor Wright, Stephen S. (Stephen Smith) contributor text book Imprinted at London By Iohn Norton 1597 1597
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ENG Pages 1193-1194 replaced with 2 leaves in manuscript. Fully engraved, illustrated title page. Binder's title: Gerarde's herball. Colophon: Imprinted at London by Edm. Bollifant, for Bonham and Iohn Norton, M.D.XCVII. Title page, mended within elaborate engraved border, has coat of arms of Lord Burghley on verso. Full page portrait of author facing p. 1, dated 1598. Colophon reads: Imprinted at London by Edm. Bollifant, for Bonham and Iohn Norton. M.D.XCVII. Includes indexes. This work is actually a translation, by Robert Priest, and adaptation, by John Gerard, of Stirpium historiae pemptades six / by Rembert Dodoen, first printed in Antwerp, 1583. Engraved t.p. and, p. [20], port. of author (dated 1598). Signatures: [A⁴] B⁶ A-3V⁸ 3X¹⁰ 4A-4T⁸ 4V⁶ 5A-5I⁴. 2Q7 (p. 621-622) erroneously signed 2Q2. Includes a discussion and woodcut illustrations of the potato, tobacco, and the tomato, here said to have originated in Italy and Spain. Stafleu (2nd) | 1993 Signatures: A⁴ B⁶ ²A-²B⁸ C-3X⁸ chi² 4A-4T⁸ 4V⁶ 5A-5I⁴ (5I4 verso blank) Includes indexes, [71] p. at end. Pritzel (2nd) | 3282 Brunet, | II, column 1548 Woodcut head pieces; initials. Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), | 698 Coat of arms of Lord Burghley on the verso of title page; full page portrait, in the first state, of author facing p. 1, 2nd count, dated 1598. Goldschmidt, E.P. Catalogue 165, | 58 Osler, W. Bibliotheca Osleriana, | 1722. Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration, | 698. Arents Tobacco Collection. Tobacco: a catalogue, | 50. Henrey, B. British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800, | 154. Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus literaturae botanicae omnium gentium (1872-1877 edition), | 3282. Catalogue of botanical books in the collection of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt, | I:175. Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), | 11750. Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, short-title list of additions, books printed 1471-1700, | p. 18. English short title catalogue, | S122353. Text primarily in English with some prefatory material and names of plants in Latin. 1597 Botany Botany, Medical Early works to 1800 England Herbals Herbs Imprint 1597 Materia medica, Vegetable Potatoes Pre-Linnean works Tobacco Tomatoes QK41.G3 1597 [#670] Generall historie of plantes Gerarde's herball https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/51606 14166389 22004723 10.5962/bhl.title.51606