Shelfmark
Gh.1.07
Title
Theatrum botanicum: The theater of plants. Or, An herball of a large extent: containing therein a more ample and exact history and declaration of the physicall herbs and plants that are in other authours, encreased by the accesse of many hundreds of new, rare, and strange plants from all the parts of the world, with sundry gummes, and other physicall materials, than hath beene hitherto published by any before; and a most large demonstration of their natures and vertues. Shevving vvithall the many errors, differences, and oversights of sundry authors that have formerly written of them; and a certaine confidence, or most probable conjecture of the true and genuine herbes and plants. Distributed into sundry classes or tribes, for the more easie knowledge of the many herbes of one nature and property, with the chiefe notes of Dr. Lobel, Dr. Bonham, and others inserted therein. Collected by the many yeares travaile, industry, and experience in this subject, by Iohn Parkinson apothecary of London, and the Kings herbarist. And published by the Kings Majestyes especiall priviledge.
Varying form of title
Theatrvm botanicvm: The theater of plants. Or, an herball of a large extent
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Herball of a lage extent
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Running title: Theater of plantes
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1640.
Physical description
[20], 1755, [3] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Note
Signatures: [A]⁶ (a)⁴ B-4L⁶ 4M⁴ 4N-7I⁶.
Note
Includes an additional title-page, engraved, "Theatrum botanicum, the theater of plantes. ...", signed: 'W· Marshall sculpsit.'
Note
Title enclosed within double line border; woodcut headpieces and initials.
Note
Numerous woodcut botanical illustrations within text.
Note
Final errata leaf on 7I6 recto.
Note
7I5 verso and 7I6 verso blank.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S121875
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 19302
Provenance
Signed by Thomas Zouch on the t.p., perhaps the Prebendary of Durham (?).
Provenance
Bookplate of C.J.M. Adie on front pastedown.
Binding
17th-century (?) English (?) dark brown plain binding decorated with a double frame of blind fillets; red and blue sprinkled edges; six raised bands with gold decorations and gold titling on red leather label; rebacked with the addition of two flyleaves on front and back by 'R.L. Day Binder'. Third front flyleaf watermarked 'C. Taylor' (ca. 1745-1804); first back flyleaf watermarked with date 1812 with remnant of glue, probably pasted to the back cover before the bindind was restored.
Copy-specific note
Leaf of Polypodium vulgare L. inserted between pp. 1398 and 1399; small leaves at pp. 419 and 226.
Copy-specific note
Some rough repairs on the first few pages.
Copy-specific note
19th-century inscription on third front flyleaf: "Many figures intended by Lobel for a general herbal fell into Parkinson's hands, & are said to be inserted in this work. The greater part of his figures are copies of Gerard's Herball, but there are many new ones'.
Subject
Botany Pre-Linnean works.
Subject
Herbals Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Parkinson, John, 1567 - 1650 editor.
Added entry--name
Marshall, William, fl. 1617 - 1650 engraver.
Added entry--name
Cotes, Thomas, ? - -1641 printer.
Added entry--name
L’Obel, Matthias de, 1538 - 1616 author.
Added entry--name
Bonham, Thomas, ? - 1629? author.
Added entry--name
Zouch, Thomas, 1737 - 1815 former owner.
Added entry--name
Adie, C. J. M. (Clement James Mellish), 1876 - 1954 former owner.
Added entry--name
Day, Richard bookbinder.
Added entry--name
Taylor, Clement, ca. 1745 - 1804 papermaker.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B50194