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genant der gart der gesundheit. Colophon'. “ Gertnickt und 
flyszlichen besehen mit meer figuren artlicher gesetzt durch 
Renatum Beck, biichtrucker zum Thiergarten Burger zii Strasz- 
burg, Geendet uff mit fasten [=mid-Lent]. In dem jar da man 
zalt nach der geburt Christi 1515. 
Small folio. Begins ‘ Oft und vil hab ich ...” The 
first edition was published at Maintz, 1485. 
The woodcuts are reduced and rather coarse copies of the 
fine full-page illustrations of the first edition, and present not 
only plants, but also scenes of every-day life, which are very 
quaintly rendered. The originator of the book seems to have 
been a rich man, who travelled in the East collecting plants, 
accompanied by an artist. The medical part was compiled 
by a physician (probably Dr. Johann von Cube, town physician 
of Frankfort, at the end of the 15th century). 
[Lent by Miss WUlmott] 
“The Great Herball, 
which giveth parfyte knowledge & understanding of all manner 
of herbes. ...” Colophon : Imprynted at London in 
Paules churchyarde, at the signe of the Swanne, by Jhon Kynge. 
In the yeare of our Lorde God, 1561. 
Small folio. 
The first edition appeared in 1526, and was a translation 
from ‘‘ Le Grant Herbier ” (in French), which, again, was de¬ 
rived from a Latin MS. of the 15th century, found in the 
Biblioteca Estense, at Modena, Italy. It was illustrated with 
woodcuts, degraded copies of the series which first appeared 
in The German Herbarins.. The present edition is not illus¬ 
trated. The plants are arranged alphabetically according to 
their Latin names. The Great Herbal and Banckes’ Herbal 
(published a year earlier, 1525) are the earliest English herbals. 
Lent by Miss W Him oil] 
“ A Boke of the Properties of Herbes, 
called an herball, wherunto is added the time ye Herbes, Floures, 
and Sedes shodd be gathered, to be kept the whole yere, with 
the vertue of ye Herbes when they are stilled. Also a general 
rule of al maner of Herbes drawen out of an auncient boke 
of Plnsyck byW.C.” Colophon'. Imprinted at London by John 
Kunge, for Abraham Wele. Small octavo. 
Not dated. The woodcut at the foot of the title page and 
