Old English Herbals Author:Eleanour Sinclair Rohde General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1922 Original Publisher: Minerva Press Description: Delightfully written, deftly illustrated work provides fascinating history of uses of plants -- their cultivation for medicinal purposes, flavoring, garnishes, perfumes plus their place in folklore and mythology. Material select... more »ed from variety of rare sources -- Anglo-Saxon herbals, early manuscripts, more. Subjects: Botany Botanical literature Herbs Herbals Plants Botany, Medical Botany Great Britain History Herbs Bibliography Gardening / Herbs Science / Life Sciences / Botany Gardening / General Gardening / Herbs Health« less