This historic book, owned by Selby Abbey, is The Herball, an illustrated book of plants and herbs. Originally by John Gerarde, this edition was enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson in 1633. Johnson was a botanist who was born in Selby. His most famous work was his revision of Gerade’s Herball, where he added over 800 new species and amended many entries.
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