Botanicals, Herbs, Muscus Minor, Mosse, Herball, John Gerard

Antique woodcut by John Gerard from his "Herball" published in 1597.

Upper image: "Muscus minor dinticulatus" "Little toothed mosse"
 "Muscus clauatusive Lycopodium" Muscus clauatus folys Cipressi"

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Reverse side:

Muscus Filicinus Mucus coniculatus
Mucus denticulatus

On the reverse side is an image and article about "Alliaria Sauce alone".

The entire work/text continues about the medicinal uses of each plant. Gerard was a botanist and apothecary and cultivated his own extensive garden in England. He often noted where the various plants could be found in England and elsewhere. These are some of the earliest prints made of many plants.

Notice the old English spelling of the time!

There are often images on both sides of the page as well as ample text (archaic English!) between the images. Often a bit of the backside text or image is visible on the front. Complete pages have binding marks in margin.

The colored prints have hand coloring. All prints are in good condition for their age unless otherwise mentioned. Minor signs of age and use are normal in prints this old. There is text and / or images on the reverse side. Page sizes vary slightly.

Page size: 34 x 21 cm ( 13.3 x 8,2 ")