William Westmacott, Historia Vegetabilium Sacra (1694)
Date
1694
Author
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
Images not available on EEBO.
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)
