A new herball
A New Herball, by William Turner, the Northumbrian-born, Cambridge-educated Dean of Wells, was originally published in three parts in the sixteenth century. The herbal was a landmark in the history of both botany and herbalism: for the first time, English physicians were able to read in their own language an authoritative study of the plants vital to their profession. Turner's work broke new ground in its accuracy of observation and in its scientific thoroughness; he was, moreover, responsible for the first identification of some 300 native species. It is not surprising that he later earned the title, 'Father of English Botany'
Print Book, English, 1995-
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1995-
Early works
volumes : illustrations ; 31 cm
9780521445481, 9780521445498, 9780521477680, 0521445485, 0521445493, 0521477689
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[Vol. 1] Part I. Edited by George T.L. Chapman, Marilyn N. Tweddle, with indexes compiled by Frank McCombie
[Vol. 2] Parts II and III. Edited by George T.L. Chapman, Frank McCombie, Anne Wesencraft
Pt. 1 originally published: [England] : Mid Northumberland Arts Group and Carcanet Press, 1989
Pt. 2 edited by George T.L. Chapman, Frank McCombie, Anne Wesencraft
Pt. 2 reproduces parts II and III, originally published in 1562 and 1568 respectively