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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
...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