The Herbalist's Bible: John Parkinson's Lost Classic Rediscovered
ISBN-13:
9781629146942
ISBN-10:
1629146943
Author:
Julie Bruton-Seal, Matthew Seal
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Skyhorse
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9781629146942
ISBN-10:
1629146943
Author:
Julie Bruton-Seal, Matthew Seal
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Skyhorse
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
Summary
The Herbalist's Bible: John Parkinson's Lost Classic Rediscovered (ISBN-13: 9781629146942 and ISBN-10: 1629146943), written by authors
Julie Bruton-Seal, Matthew Seal, was published by Skyhorse in 2014.
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Description
A lost classic of Western herbalismrediscovered and restored with 200 full-color images.
Herbalist to King Charles I, John Parkinson (15671650) was a master apothecary, herbalist, and gardener. Famous in his own lifetime for his influential books, his magnum opus, the Theatrum Botanicum, was published in 1640 and ran to 1,766 large pages. The sheer scope and size was perhaps to prove the book’s downfall, because while it was much reveredand plagiarizedit was never reprinted and, centuries later, has attained the status of an extremely rare and valuable book. Parkinson was writing at a time when Western herbalism was at its zenith, and his skills as a gardener (from his grounds in Covent Garden) combined perfectly with his passion for science, observation, and historical scholarship.
In the The Herbalist’s Bible, Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal have beautifully combined selections from Parkinson’s book with their own modern commentary on how each plant is used today to create a truly one-of-a-kind, comprehensive collection of herbal information old and new. Parkinson’s clear and lively description of a chosen plant’s vertues” or healing properties side-by-side with the editors’ notesincluding copious herbal recipesmake this the perfect book for students and practitioners of herbalism, historians, and gardeners, all of whom will welcome this restoration of Parkinson’s lost classic.
Herbalist to King Charles I, John Parkinson (15671650) was a master apothecary, herbalist, and gardener. Famous in his own lifetime for his influential books, his magnum opus, the Theatrum Botanicum, was published in 1640 and ran to 1,766 large pages. The sheer scope and size was perhaps to prove the book’s downfall, because while it was much reveredand plagiarizedit was never reprinted and, centuries later, has attained the status of an extremely rare and valuable book. Parkinson was writing at a time when Western herbalism was at its zenith, and his skills as a gardener (from his grounds in Covent Garden) combined perfectly with his passion for science, observation, and historical scholarship.
In the The Herbalist’s Bible, Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal have beautifully combined selections from Parkinson’s book with their own modern commentary on how each plant is used today to create a truly one-of-a-kind, comprehensive collection of herbal information old and new. Parkinson’s clear and lively description of a chosen plant’s vertues” or healing properties side-by-side with the editors’ notesincluding copious herbal recipesmake this the perfect book for students and practitioners of herbalism, historians, and gardeners, all of whom will welcome this restoration of Parkinson’s lost classic.
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