William Westmacott, Historia Vegetabilium Sacra (1694)

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Date

1694

Author

William Westmacott

Book title

[Theolobotonologia] sive Historia vegetabilium sacra: or, a Scripture herbal; wherein all the trees, shrubs, herbs, plants, flowers, fruits &c. Both foreign and native, that are mentioned in the Holy Bible, (being near eighty in number) are in an alphabetical order, rationally discoursed of, shewing, their names, kinds, descriptions, places, manner of propagation, countries, various uses, qualities, and natural principles, &c. Together with their medicinal preparations, virtues and dose, galenically and chymically handled, and performed according to the newest doctrines of philosophy, herbarism and physick. The whole being adorned with variety of matter, and observations, not only medicinal, but relating to the alimental and mechanical uses of the plants

Publication place

London

Publisher

Thomas Salusbury

Transcription source

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Text type

printed book

Genre

Treatises

Subject area

herbal

Word-group

type: alphabetical

Word-entry

type: headword

Alston

XVII.I.389

Wing

W1422

Other editions

1695: Wing 1421 (Alston XVII.I.390)