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A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick : engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life / by Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants and their common uses in physick.  Volume 1 of 2

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 Call number:QK99.A1 B544 1737 v. 1 #1010
 Title:A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick : engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life / by Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants and their common uses in physick.
 Author(s): Harding, Samuel
Nourse, John
Blackwell, Elizabeth
 Publisher:London : Printed for Samuel Harding, 1737-1739.
 Description:2 v. : ill. (copper engravings, hand-colored) ; 38 cm.
 Notes:Vol. 2 has imprint: London : Printed for John Nourse ..., 1739.
Illustrations drawn, engraved and colored by the author.
Spine title: Blackwel herbal.
Each volume contains Latin and English indexes.
 Subjects:Medicinal plants -- Pictorial works.
Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800.
England London
Engravings Colored 1737 England
 
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