HERB - Re: Culpepper and beginning period books

[Joan Nicholson]

Greetings Rauthulfr,

Are any of these, particularly the Markham & Turner, currently in Print?
If so, where?  
Thanks,
Prydwen


At 08:42 PM 8/28/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>I think I'm confused, but I assure you I am not offended.  Of the books I
>mentioned:  Banckes was published in period.  Markham's The English
>Housewife was published in period.  Turner's works were published in
>period.  Gerard's The Herbal, and Thomas Johnson's edited edition of
>Gerard's Herbal were both published in period. Some of Culpeper's works was
>published were published in period, and his English Physician was published
>in 1652 which should be close enough for anybody.  By any standard of
>measure they HAVE to be "historically accurate".  they were written by
>people who lived then, therefor they cannot but be accepted as such.
>
>This is not to say that they have the same merit as herbals by modern
>standards or by period ones.  Banckes herbal is in essence the last popular
>herbal in the Medieval tradition.  Turners work is in essence the first
>Renaissance herbal in English  (The Grete Herbal comes close but is in
>essence a translation rather than an original work.) (Yeah, that picks nits
>but they are hopefully the sort of nits worthy of discussion rather than
>authenticity nazi stuff.)
>

gryphon at carlsbadnm.com
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