Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
The herball or generall historie of plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde of London master in chirurgerie. Very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson citizen and apothecarye of London.
London: Adam Islip, 1633.
A very substantial expansion and update of Gerarde's herbal published in 1597. Besides correcting mistakes, Johnson added over 800 new species and 700 new figures, raising the number of plant descriptions in the work to about 2,850. Digital facsimile of the 1636 edition from the Internet Archive at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #12002 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/14210 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-herball-or-generall-historie-of-plantes-gathered-by-john-gerarde-of-london-master-inchirurgerie-very-much-enlarged-and-amended-by-thomas-johnson-citizen-and-apolthecarye-of-london |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London