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William Turner: A New Herball 2 Volume Boxed Hardback Set
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Description for William Turner: A New Herball 2 Volume Boxed Hardback Set
hardcover. A facsimile of the first scientific herbal to be written in English, plus a modern transcription of the text. Editor(s): Chapman, George T.L.; Wesencraft, Anne; McCombie, Frank; Tweddle, Marilyn N. Num Pages: 1100 pages, facsimile, b&w woodcut illustrations, glossary, notes, further reading, references, inde. BIC Classification: PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 180 x 107. Weight in Grams: 5050.
A New Herball, originally published in three parts during the second half of the sixteenth century, was the first English herbal with any pretensions to scientific status. As such, it provided a landmark in the history of botany and herbalism, breaking new ground in its accuracy of observation and its scientific thoroughness. For the first time since its original publication, the entire Herball is now available in a facsimile edition which faithfully reproduces the beautiful sixteenth-century black-letter text and woodcut illustrations. To aid the twentieth-century reader, a modernised transcript, together with keyed-in notes, a glossary of unfamiliar terms and comprehensive ... Read more
A New Herball, originally published in three parts during the second half of the sixteenth century, was the first English herbal with any pretensions to scientific status. As such, it provided a landmark in the history of botany and herbalism, breaking new ground in its accuracy of observation and its scientific thoroughness. For the first time since its original publication, the entire Herball is now available in a facsimile edition which faithfully reproduces the beautiful sixteenth-century black-letter text and woodcut illustrations. To aid the twentieth-century reader, a modernised transcript, together with keyed-in notes, a glossary of unfamiliar terms and comprehensive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1100
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1100
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521477680
SKU
V9780521477680
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Reviews for William Turner: A New Herball 2 Volume Boxed Hardback Set
"...the story of a fascinating figure...Turner's Herball is a remarkable work both in its comprehensive use of ancient texts and originality...This work in its new edition is a beautiful testimony to a man with more than one consuming passion." The Sixteenth Century Journal