Books On Herbals and Facsimile Editions
| Herbals Introduction | Bibliography of Herbals | Books On Herbals and Facsimile Editions Anderson, Frank J., 1912- . An Illustrated History of the Herbals. New York: Columbia University Press, 1977.
Anderson provides a biographical explanation and history of such famous authors and works as Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica, Pliny and his Naturalis Historia, Hildegarde of Bingen’s The Physica, Rembert Dodoens’ Cruÿdeboeck, and John Gerard’s Herball. Each section provides a helpful bibliography. This work also includes beautiful reproductions of original woodcuts and elaborate title pages from the works discussed. Anderson also gives the reader a short glossary of terms as well as a bibliography and an index. Frank Anderson holds the title of Honorary Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the New York Botanical Garden. A complete biography of his professional career can be found on the back book cover. Arber, Agnes (Robertson), 1879-1960. Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution; A Chapter in the History of Botany, 1470-1670. Cambridge, [Eng.]: The University Press, 1938.
This reference book provides a history of botanical and herbal works in Europe from the middle fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Appendix 1 contains “a chronological list of the principal herbals and related botanical works published between 1470 and 1670.” Illustrations include reproductions of various title pages and woodcuts as well as portraits of various botanists. Barker, Nicolas. Two East Anglian Picture Books: A Facsimile of the Helmingham Herbal and Bestiary and Bodleian ms. Ashmole 1504 / edited by Nicolas Barker. London: Printed for presentation to the members of the Roxburghe Club, 1988.
This book contains illuminations of stained glass windows, animals, and herbals. Included are a list of illustrations and a discussion of the ways in which this work was assembled the provenance of the original works, and the actual facsimiles. Blunt, Wilfrid, 1901-. The Illustrated Herbal. London ; New York : Thames and Hudson, Inc. in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.
This book is a book about herbals throughout history. Included is a great deal of information on Dioscorides and the Codex Vindobonensis along with many images. Information on Rembert Dodoens and John Gerard can be found along with beautiful colored facsimile pages. Clusius, Carolus, 1526-1609. Lettere Inedite di Charles de L'Escluse (Carolus Clusius) a Matteo Caccini, Floricultore Fiorentino. Contributo Alla Storia della Botanica. Firenze: L. S. Olschki, 1939.
The text of this volume is in an earlier form of Italian and Latin. The book is a series of unedited transcribed letters from Carolus Clusius and Matteo Caccini about their horticultural finds. Included are facsimiles of some of their letters, lists of some of the botanicals found in their home gardens and portraits and pages from their published works. This book contains two indexes, one of names of people and the other on the names of plants. Also included is a list of photographs in the back of the book. Colden, Jane, 1724-1766. Botanic Manuscript of Jane Colden [Edited by H. W. Rickett and Elizabeth C. Hall. New York [?]: Garden Club of Orange and Dutchess Counties, New York [1963].
This book consists of a facsimile copy of the manuscript of Jane Colden (1724-1766), the first woman botanist of Colonial America. Alongside the facsimile pages are transcriptions of her work. Included are Colden’s sketches of plant species. A biography of Jane Colden is provided by Elizabeth C. Hall, Sarah Gidersleeve Fife Research Librarian of The New York Botanical Garden. Early Herbals From the Library of Dr. F.W.T. Hunger. Amsterdam : Internationaal Antiquariaat, [1951].
This was created when the personal collection of Dr. F.W.T. Hunger was sold at auction in 1951. Many of the herbals presently in the library at SDSU were purchased at the Hunger sale by Amy Josephine Wormser and then donated to the library in the early 1980’s. Fuchs, Leonhart, 1501-1566. New Kreüterbuch / In Welchem Nit Allein Die Gantz Histori / Das Ist / Namen / Gestalt / Statt und Zeit der Wachsung / Natur / Krafft und Würckung / des Meysten Theyls der Kreüter so in Tëutschen Vnnd Andern Landen Wachsen / Mit dem Besten Vleiss Beschriben / Sonder Auch Aller Derselben Wurtzel / Stengel / Bletter / Blumen / Samen / Frücht / und in Summa die Gantze Gestalt / Allso Artlich vnd Kunstlich Abgebildet vnd Contrafayt ist / das Dessgleichen Vormals nie Gesehen / Noch an Tag Ko˜men. Durch den Hochgelerten Leonhart Fuchsen, der Artzney Doctorn / Vnnd Derselbigen zu Tübingen Lesern … Basel: Durch M. Isingrin / 1543.
This copy of New Kreüterbuch was printed in 1938 in Germany. This book contains a German register of plant names with the chapter numbers which with they can be found, as well as a Latin and Greek register. The back of the book contains a modern index as well as a table-like several page entry. The text of New Kreüterbuch is in German, and each description of a plant holds its own chapter that corresponds to the full-page woodcuts identified with Roman numerals. Fuchs, Leonhart, 1501-1566. New Kreüterbvch im Jar MDXLIII. Dietikon-Zürich: Urs Graf, 1981-[1985].
This book is a facsimile of Fuch’s New Kreüterbvch. The woodcuts contained in this copy are colored. The facsimiles are loose, divided into five sections, which are loosely bound and then held in one big false book cover. Gerard, John, 1545-1612. The Herbal: or, General History of Plants / John Gerard. New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
This book is a facsimile copy of The Herball by John Gerard. From the title page all of the way to the errata, this book is an exact replica of Gerard’s 1633 edition. For a full description of contents of The Herball see the previous entry for the 1633 edition also amongst the holdings at SDSU. Gerard, John, 1545-1612. Gerard's Herball: The Essence Thereof; Distilled by Marcus Woodward From the Edition of Th. Johnson, 1636. London: Spring Books, 1964.
This book is not in fact a true facsimile. However, the text that is included in this volume is from John Gerard’s Herbal. Marcus Woodward has omitted some of Gerard’s text that he thought was too long and species of plants which could no longer be found. The woodcuts, which are found in Gerard’s original publication, are reproduced in this volume. Livre des Simples Medecines: Codex Bruxellensis IV. 1024: A 15th-century French Herbal Introduction and Adapted Text, Carmélia Opsomer; English Translation, Enid Roberts and William T. Stearn; Commentaries, Carmélia Opsomer and William T. Stearn. Antwerp [Belgium]: De Schutter, 1984.
Volume one, Livre des Simples Medecines, is a facsimile of a handwritten French manuscript of a fifteenth century herbal containing marginalia and hand sketched colored illustrations. Volume two contains the English translation, the translated introduction from the modern French translation, and “Medieval Plant Names and Illustrations.” The actual translation of the herbal is in alphabetical order by plant name and numbered. A table of contents and indices are included in the back of the book. Walahfrid Strabo, 807?-849. Des Walahfrid von der Reichenau Hortulus; Gedichte über die Kräuter seines Klostergartens vom Jahre 827, Wiedergabe des Ersten Wiener Druckes vom Jahre 1510, Eingeleitet und Medizinisch, Botanisch und Druckgeschichtlich Gewürdigt von Karl Sudhoff, H. Marzell, E. Weil. München: Münchner Drucke, 1926.
This book is a facsimile of Walahfrid Strabo’s poem, which is in Latin. All of other text included in this volume is in German. Walahfrid Strabo, 807?-849. Hortulus. Translated by Raef Payne. Commentary by Wilfrid Blunt. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library, 1966.
This book contains a fascinating biography of Walahfrid Strabo (Strabo meaning squint eyed) by Wilfrid Blunt including such aspects as Walahfrid’s duties as the court tutor to Charles, Louis the Pious’ son. The book then continues with “The Hortulus in facsimile.” The Hortulus is a poem about gardening, and is provided here in the photographed facsimile copy of the 1510 manuscript. A section of the book is devoted to the printed Latin and translated English version of this manuscript.
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