The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London.
John Gerard (1545 - 1612)
Category
Books
Date
1636
Materials
Leather and paper
Measurements
345 x 237 x 106 mm
Place of origin
England
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Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 3046853
Summary
Bibliographic description
[40],1630,[50]p. . ill.. (woodcuts) . fol... Extra leaf interpolated between sigs. [para]3 and [para]4. Imperfect: wanting initial 3 leaves and 5 final leaves. Pp. 597-8 and 599-600: bottom right corner torn and absent. Sketch loosely inserted between pp. 1620-1. Labelled specimen inserted between sigs. Yyyyyy3 and Yyyyyy4.. Provenance: Booklabel on verso of interpolated leaf: Mr Lewis Kennedy/ at the / Vine-Yard/ Hammersmith/ 1767.. Binding: Morocco; rebacked and conserved by Nicholas Pickwoad, February 1987.
Makers and roles
John Gerard (1545 - 1612) Thomas Johnson (1600-1644)