A boke of the propreties of herbes called an herball : wherunto is added the time ye herbes, floures and sedes shold be gathered to be kept the whole yere, with the vertue of ye herbes when they are stilled. Also a general rule of al maner of herbes drawen out of an auncient boke of phisyck by W.C.
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Herbal.
Publication/Creation
[Imprinted at London] : [By Ihon Kynge, for Abraham Vele], [1555?]]
Physical description
160 unnumbered pages
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References note
STC (2nd ed.) 13175.17.
Henrey, B. Brit. botanical lit., I, p. 15; no. 190, 191.
Notes
One of several versions of an anonymous herbal probably of medieval origin; this is the version of STC 13175.15.
The "W.C." applies to the short sections at the end, and probably refers to William Copland, who may have edited this edition as well.
Printer's and publisher's name from colophon; publication date conjectured by STC.
Signatures: A-K.
A variant of the edition with colophon reading: Imprinted at London by Ihon Kynge, for Ihon Waley.
Variant: colophon has "Abraham Vely".
Identified as STC 4729 on UMI microfilm.
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 188:14) s1999 miun s