Shelfmark
Gh.1.06
Author
Uniform title
[Herball]
Title
The herball, or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde of London, master in chirurgerie. Very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson, citizen and apothecarye of London.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Generall historie of plantes
Varying form of title
Running title: Of the historie of plants
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed by Adam Islip Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, anno 1636.
Physical description
[40], 1630, [50] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Note
Signatures: [paragraph]⁸ ([paragraph]1 blank) 2[paragraph]-3[paragraph]⁶ A-B⁸ C-Z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ Aaa-Zzz⁶ Aaaa-Zzzz⁴ Aaaaa-Zzzzz⁴ Aaaaaa-Vuuuuu⁶ Xxxxxx⁴ Yyyyyy-Zzzzzz⁶ Aaaaaaa-Bbbbbbb⁶ (Bbbbbbb6 blank).
Note
Largely based on: Dodoens, Rembert. Cruydenboeck.
Note
Title-page illustrated and engraved, and signed: Io: Payne sculps:.
Note
Headpieces and initials; printed marginalia.
Note
In this edition f. D1 recto last line doesn't begin with "of" but 'sists' as in the previous 1733 edition (STC 11751); f. 7B5 verso has editor's "Aduertisement to the readers".
Note
Running title reads: Of the historie of plants.
Note
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Note
"A catalogue of the British [i.e. Welsh] names of plants, sent me by Master Robert Dauyes of Guissaney in Flintshire": p. [31]-[32] at end.
Note
Includes indexes.
Note
Mistakes in pagination: pp. 29-30 repeated three times.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S122175
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 11752
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton Collete on front pastedown.
Provenance
Bookplate of the botanist and entomologist Robert Maulkin Lingwood on front pastedown.
Provenance
Signed by 'G. Pearce' on [paragraph]2 recto.
Provenance
Manuscript note on f. 7A1 recto.
Binding
17th-century (?) English (?) dark brown calf binding; central frame with blind decorative roll and corner decorations; five raised bands; rebacked in 2007 by R. Day with the addition of two flyleaves on front and back of book; original label previously on spine with gilt titling 'Gerarde's Herbal 1636' and gilt double fillet pasted on front pastedown.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting ff. [paragraph]1 blank; 7B3-7B4 and 7B6 (blank).
Subject
Botany Pre-Linnean works.
Subject
Herbs Early works to 1800.
Subject
Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.
Subject
Gardens England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Botany Atlases.
Subject
Botany Herbals.
Subject
Plants Atlases.
Subject
Plants Herbals.
Added entry--name
Johnson, Thomas, ? - d. 1644 editor.
Added entry--name
Dodoens, Rembert, 1517 - 1585 Cruydenboeck.
Added entry--name
Payne, John (), ? - 1647? engraver.
Added entry--name
Islip, Adam, ? - d. 1639 printer.
Added entry--name
Norton, Joyce printer.
Added entry--name
Whitaker, Richard, ? - d. 1648 printer.
Added entry--name
Lingwood, Robert Maulkin, 1813 - 1887 former owner.
Added entry--name
Davies, Robert, 1684 - 1728 associated name.
Added entry--name
Day, Richard bookbinder.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B50193