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William Turner: A New Herball, Set (Parts I, II, and III)

Edited By: GTL Chapman, F McCombie, M Tweddle and A Wesencraft
1100 pages, Line illus
William Turner: A New Herball, Set (Parts I, II, and III)
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  • William Turner: A New Herball, Set (Parts I, II, and III) ISBN: 9780521477680 Hardback Feb 1996 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 6 days
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About this book

Originally published in three parts during the second half of the sixteenth century, this 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.

Contents

Volume 1: Acknowledgements; Preface; Introductory matter; A New Herball (Part I, 1551); Transcript; Glossary; Notes; Further reading; Index of Turner's chapter headings; Index of persons; Index of places; Index of Turner's English names; Index of modern English names; Index of scientific names; Index of virtues. Volume 2: Preface; William Turner: an assessment; A New Herball (Part II, 1562); Transcript; Notes to Part II; A New Herball (Part III, 1568); Transcript; Notes to Part III; Glossary; List of references; Index of Turner's chapter headings; Index of persons; Index of places; Index of Turner's English names; Index of modern English names; Index of scientific names; Index of virtues.

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Edited By: GTL Chapman, F McCombie, M Tweddle and A Wesencraft
1100 pages, Line illus
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...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
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