[Sca-cooks] Gerard's Herball

[Stefan li Rous]

Brighid ni Chiarain asked:
> I'm thinking of looking around for a used copy of Gerard's Herbal.
> Bookfinder.com shows me a bewildering assortment of editions,
> some apparently abridged.  Which [complete] edition would be
> best?  My primary interest is cooking, with occasional forays into
> toiletries and cosmetics.

There is some mention of Gerard's Herbal in this file in the PLANTS,
HERBS AND SPICES section of the Florilegium:
p-herbals-msg     (39K)  1/10/01    Period herb books. Modern editions.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/p-herbals-msg.html

And the following is excerpted from this file:
> Dover has reprinted the complete Gerard's herbal, most any bookseller who
> carries Dover books should be willing to order it for you.  Last time I
> checked it was $85 dollars, or thereabouts.  weight is 10-15 lbs hardbound.
> Dover also publishes _The Garden of Pleasant Flowers" by Parkinson, orig.
> published in 1629, just under $25.
>
> katriana
> Calontir

> I have a copy of Gerard's Herbal.  Mine is a complete reproduction of
> the original down to size (~3 feet by 2 feet by 6 inches) to the
> beautiful woodcuts, old english language and typeface, and the
> misnumbered pages.  The cover is green and white, the publisher is
> Dover, the price tag was around $110 and I ordered it through the
> local bookstore.
>
> Douglas
> Elvegast, Windmaster's Hill, Atlantia

> The Dover facsimile of Gerard's Herbal is not out of print, nor is it close
> to going out of print. Dover has a huge stockpile of these in inventory. See
> http://www.acanthus-books.com/herorgenhiso.html

> Amanda
> Acanthus Books

There are more comments in this file. It looks like there are some
widely varying prices for this volume, so shop around.

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