The herball
Creator
Alternative Title
Generall historie of plantes
Date Created
1633
Identifier
Ec/1633/G [De Beer Special Collections]
Publisher
Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers
Description
John Gerard's reputation rests principally upon his Herball or generall historie of plants (1597). It was not original. It was based on the work of Rembert Dodoens and de L'Obel. It does however contain original gardening advice, based on Gerard's personal experience in his own garden at Holburn, London, and as the curator of the College of Physicians' garden. After his death in 1612, the apothecary Thomas Johnson revised the herbal, correcting its mistakes and replacing most of the ‘borrowed' illustrations. The Johnson edition appeared in 1633.
Files
Citation
Gerard, John, “The herball,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 15, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/7522.