An Illustrated History of the Herbals

by Frank J. Anderson

Book Overview

This book is a fascinating and beautifully illustrated history of herbal texts throughout the world from ancient cultures through the seventeenth century. An herbal by definition is a book that is descriptive of plants and the term did not come into use until the sixteenth century. The production of herbals is closely connected to the history of early printing and offers the finest examples of this art and craft. However, the earliest records of ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231040024
• ISBN13: 9780231040020
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.