The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes

Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Bollifant, Edmund, -1602, printer, Norton, John, -1612, bookseller, Norton, Bonham, 1565-1635, bookseller, Rogers, William, approximately 1545- illustrator, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585. Cruydenboeck · 1597 · Imprinted at London : By [Edm. Bollifant for Bonham Norton and] Iohn Norton · 87 pictures

The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes is a 1597 London botanical and medical herbal by the gardener John Gerard, printed by Edmund Bollifant for the booksellers John and Bonham Norton, aimed at physicians, apothecaries and gardeners. Its woodcuts show single plants drawn whole, from root to flowering top, with leaves and blossoms set out clearly against plain white ground, a clean format a designer could borrow for specimen charts or botanical labels.

Botany · Botany, Medical · Gardens

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