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Historical Bibliography Updated: November 10, 2019

Libellus de re herbaria novus.

Publication Details

London: apud Ioannem Byddellum, 1538 CE.

An alphabetical catalogue of plants and medicines made from them. Turner, the “Father of English Botany”, treated plants as simples, and did not attempt to show their relationships. He was a much travelled man and a friend of Conrad Gessner. He introduced Lucerne or alfalfa (Medicago sativa) into England. Reproduced in facsimile, London, 1877, and London, Ray Society, 1965. See Nos.1810.2 & 1811.

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Entry Number#1805
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1954
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLlibellus-de-re-herbaria-novus

Geographic Context

Publication place: London