The herball or generall historie of plantes. . Gathered
John Gerard (1545 - 1612)
Category
Books
Date
1633
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3008374
Summary
Bibliographic description
[38],30,29-30,29-1630,[50]p.,plate . ill.. (woodcut) . fol... Last leaf mutilated and repaired; no loss of text. Pages 370-1, 1293 correctly numbered.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: Mary Lady Hervey [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)]. Manuscript inscription: M. Hervey.. Binding: Seventeenth century? gold tooled calf; marbled edges; rebacked.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
John Gerard (1545 - 1612) Thomas Johnson (1600-1644)