Printed by adam islip, joice norton and richard whitakers,1636. Editions of the herbal or general history of plants by. John gerard, the compiler of one of the most influential herbals of the tudor era, was born at nantwich, cheshire, in 1545, and went to school at willaston, 2 miles away. First published in 1597, it was republished in 1633 in an edition in which thomas johnson revised and enlarged the original text. Johnson corrected many of gerards more gullible errors, and improved the accuracy of the illustrations by using plantins woodcuts hunt. This book is significant for its content, but is also important because, due to its popularity. John gerard was one of the most important english botanists. Gerards herball or, generall historie of plantes john. John gerard 15451612 author of the most famous english herball of 1597 and the playwright william shakespeare 15641616 were contemporaries in. Herball or generall historie of plantes, the john gerard. John gerard, the son of sir thomas gerard, was born in new bryn on 4th october, 1564. Thomasin tunstall, manuscript annotations richard whitaker fl. Gerard, john, 15451612 bollifant, edmund, 1602 norton, john, 1612 norton, bonham, 15651635 rogers, william, approximately 1545 dodoens, rembert, 15171585.
Its glorious prose, the folklore steeping its pages, and all its quaint conceits about the vertues of herbs, are known by reputation the world over. In this revised form, the book was still being used in botany classes as late as the end of the. The project gutenberg ebook of the old english herbals, by. Introduction of north american plants into european herbals. John gerard and william shakespeare jules janick, harry s. Join facebook to connect with john gerard and others you may know. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and. Buy gerards herball by gerard, john, woodward, marcus isbn. The 1633 edition revised and enlarged by thomas johnson. John gerards herbal or general history of plants has long been the most famous english herbal.
What can the 1597 and 1633 frontispieces for john gerards the herball tell us about the visual. Gerards text attempts to normalize womens medical practice, in part, by excluding them from professional status. Much of the old saxon herb lore is to be found in the leech books of the middle ages, but, with one notable exception, no important original treatise on herbs by an english writer has come down to us from that period. Very much enlarged and amended by thomas iohnson citizen and apothecarye of london. Later he spent time at oxford university and the jesuits college in paris gerard returned to england but in march, 1584, he was arrested and was imprisoned for two years as a roman catholic. He was the second son of sir thomas gerard of bryn, in ashtoninmakerfield, lancashire gerard is noted not only for successfully hiding from the english authorities for eight years before his capture, but. As early as 1596, botanist john gerard 15451612 systematically listed the plants in his garden, creating the first comprehensive englishlanguage plant directory. Herball, generall historie of plants by john gerard, 1597.
Gerard, john, 15451612 johnson, thomas, 1644 davies, robert. John gerard was an english herbalist, whose most famous work was entitled the herball or generall historie of plantes. The herbal, or general history of plants was first published in 1597, and in a new. Contact with the native americans and their strange, uniquely american plants prompted an expansion of european herbals. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the title and author information. Printed for adam islip, joice norton, and richard whitakers, 1636. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Arber says that the herball, thus transformed, reached a far higher level than gerards own edition. Very much enlarged and amended by thomas johnson citizen and apothecarye of london, volume 2 ebook written by john gerard. The herball is an english translation of a belgian botanical text by rembert dodoens, originally titled stirpium historiae pemtades sex. This is partly because no book on flowers or trees can be written without. Johnson not only corrected gerards text, but he also added about 800 more plants, and 700 more illustrations. Rolle of stevenstone, john rolle, baron, 17501842 bookplate.
Gerards herball relies heavily on previously published texts, most notably dodoens latin herbal of 1583, and tabernaemontanus neuw kreuterbuch of 1588. Priest, but he died before he finished the work and john gerard was hired by the printers to complete the task. Gerards herbal the herball or general historie of plantes. Rembert dodoens cruydenboeck the title page is engraved and signed.
The herball, or generall historie of plantes john gerard. Gerardes the herball or generall historie of plants, 1597. John gerards of the historie of plants, better known as gerards herball and first published in 1597, is one of the most delightful of elizabethan herbals. Gathered by iohn gerarde of london master in chirvrgerie. The herball or generall historie of plantes 1597 by john. It brought john gerard instant fame and remained highly esteemed for the next 200 years. Printed by adam islip, joice norton and richard whitakers. John gerard phone, address, background info whitepages. Essentially, a gigantic plant catalogue, it documented more than 1,000 species, many accompanied by handcoloured illustrations. It was a huge heavy folio of some 1630 pages, including 1800 wood block illustrations from tabernaemontanus eicones and a few supplied by gerard, such as the first published cut of the virginian potato.
John gerards the herball, or generall historie of plantes. The herball or general history of plants by john gerard. He is known primarily for his herball, or generall historie of plantes 1597, a book that combined medical knowledge of plants with poetic prose, personal observations, and elaborate illustrations. John gerards 15451612 reprinted herball or generall historie of plantes 1636 provides a fascinating account of womens role in herbal medicine and a new lens through which to analyze shakespeares portrayal of ophelia. Complete pdf version of this book medium resolution. On his release in 1586 gerard moved to italy and worked for the.
London, printed by adam islip, joice norton, and richard whitakers. The yellow leaues of the floures are dried and kept throughout dutchland against winter, to put into broths, in physicall potions, and for diuers other purposes, in such quantity, that in some grocers or spicesellers houses are to be found barrels filled with them, and retailed by the penny more or lesse, insomuch that no broths are well made. In 1597 the first edition of gerards historie of plants was published. The herball, or, generall historie of plantes gathered by. The herball, or, generall historie of plantes gathered by john gerarde of london, master in chirurgerie. Gerard maintained his own garden in holborn, london, in which he cultivated all manner of plants, including exotic specimens such as the potato. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the herball or generall historie of plantes.
View the profiles of professionals named john gerard on linkedin. Gathered by john gerarde, of london, master in chirurgerie. This page was last edited on 15 october 2014, at 09. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. While the spanish were the first to introduce american plants to europe, explorers from other countries soon followed. John gerard 4 october 1564 27 july 1637 was an english jesuit priest, operating covertly in england during the elizabethan era in which the catholic church was subject to persecution.
I used the 1633 edition of gerards herball, edited by thomas johnson. At the age of thirteen he entered the douai seminary. London printed by adam islip, ioice norton and richard whitakers anno 1633. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It became the most prevalent botany book in english in the 17th century.
Join facebook to connect with john g gerard and others you may know. Gathered by john gerarde of london master in chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by thomas iohnson citizen and apothecarye of london publish date. He was the author of a 1,484page illustrated herball, or generall historie of plantes, first published in 1597. While studying in london, he became interested in plants and began a garden near. The herball is written in elizabethan prose and steeped in folklore. Except for additions of some plants from his own garden and from north america, gerards herbal is.
John gerards historie of plants senate paperbacks new edition by woodward, marcus isbn. The herball, or, generall historie of plantes by gerard, john, 15451612. Gerards herball table of contents vii page v to the right honokable his singular good lord master, sir william cecil knight, baron of burghley, master of the court of wards liveries, chancellor of the universitie of cambridge, knight of the most noble order of the garter, one of the lords of her majesties most honorable privy councell, and lord high treasurer of england. While the first edition of gerards herball 1597represented a landmark in botanical publishing, thomas johnsons re. Herball, generall historie of plants by john gerard, 1597 introduction of north american plants into european herbals. John gerard, english herbalist, author of the herball, or generall historie of plantes. The herball, or generall historie of plantes rare book.
A more capable botanist than gerard, johnson did not alter the wonderful elizabethan prose of the earlier edition, but corrected errors in the old text and added much new. J wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Containing almost 2,850 plant descriptions and 2,705 superb illustrations, gerards herbal is a monumental work, the book all modern english herbals are derived from, and the one herbal every serious enthusiast should have in its entirety. At the age of 17 he was apprenticed to alexander mason, a successful surgeon.
Gathered by john gerarde of london, master in chirurgerie, very much enlarged and amended by thomas johnson, citizen and apothecarye of london. Paris, mariechristine daunay abstract john gerard 15451612 author of the most famous english herball of 1597 and the playwright william shakespeare 15641616 were contemporaries in london. After gerard s death inan enlarged, revised and corrected edition of the herball was issued in 30 and reprinted as a third edition in please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if. Gerards herball or, generall historie of plantes ebook published december th 2011 by rossetti press ebook, 316 pages authors. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to. In 1597 his most important accomplishment, herball, or generall historie of plantes, was finally published. The herball contains more than 1800 woodcut illustrations, including speedwell, shown here. The herbal or general history of plants by john gerard. View the profiles of professionals named gerard john on linkedin.
A massive tome of some 1630 pages, the herball, or generall historie of plantes was first published in 1597. Very much enlarged and amended by thomas johnson, citizen and apothecarye of london. Decemb the 3d 1632 memorand i doe warrant this to bee of the last impression perfect and if mr capell please to change it for one of the new impression when it. The herball, or, generall historie of plantes gathered by john. John gerard english herbalist and author britannica. In the extended and revised edition, published in 1599, gerard listed.
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