Theatrum Botanicum = The theater of plants; or, An herball of a large extent : containing therein a more ample and exact history and declaration of the physicall herbs and plants that are in other authours, encreased by the accesse of many hundreds of nevv, rare, and strange plants from all the parts of the world, with sundry gummes, and other physicall materials, than hath beene hitherto published by any before; and a most large demonstration of their natures and vertues : shewing vvithall the many errors, differences, and oversights of sundry authors that have formerly written of them; and a certaine confidence, or most probable conjecture of the true and genuine herbes and plantes : distributed into sundry classes or tribes, for the more easie knowledge of the many herbes of one nature and property, with the chiefe notes of Dr. Lobel, Dr. Bonham, and others inserted therein collected by the many yeares travaile, industry, and experience in this subject, by John Parkinson, Apothecary of London, and the Kings Herbarist ; and published by the Kings Majestyes especiall priviledge.
Title
Theatrum botanicvm = The theater of plants; or, An herball of a large extent : containing therein a more ample and exact history and declaration of the physicall herbs and plants that are in other authours, encreased by the accesse of many hundreds of nevv, rare, and strange plants from all the parts of the world, with sundry gummes, and other physicall materials, than hath beene hitherto published by any before; and a most large demonstration of their natures and vertues : shewing vvithall the many errors, differences, and oversights of sundry authors that have formerly written of them; and a certaine confidence, or most probable conjecture of the true and genuine herbes and plantes : distributed into sundry classes or tribes, for the more easie knowledge of the many herbes of one nature and property, with the chiefe notes of Dr. Lobel, Dr. Bonham, and others inserted therein collected by the many yeares travaile, industry, and experience in this subject, by John Parkinson, Apothecary of London, and the Kings Herbarist ; and published by the Kings Majestyes especiall priviledge.
Date
1640
Place
London
Publisher
Printed by Tho. Cotes
Language
English
Latin
Greek
Contributor
Thomas Bonham
Mattias de L'Obel
Note
NOTE:
ESTC records 116 physical copies and 7 digital copies. Additional two copies at Fisher and one at the Royal Ontario Museum.
ESTC records 116 physical copies and 7 digital copies. Additional two copies at Fisher and one at the Royal Ontario Museum.
TYPE:
Roman; Italic
Roman; Italic
DEDICATIONS:
1. George Berkeley, Knight of the Bath.
2. Democritus Junior to the Reader.
1. George Berkeley, Knight of the Bath.
2. Democritus Junior to the Reader.
TABLES AND INDEXES:
Index (at back); "synopses" throughout.
Index (at back); "synopses" throughout.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Ornamented and historiated initials; head and tail pieces. Printer's device, McKerrow #336 (unlisted).
Added engraved title-page: Theatrum botanicum = The theater of plantes, or, An universall and compleate herball / composed by John Parkinson ...
Ornamented and historiated initials; head and tail pieces. Printer's device, McKerrow #336 (unlisted).
Added engraved title-page: Theatrum botanicum = The theater of plantes, or, An universall and compleate herball / composed by John Parkinson ...
PRINTED MARGINALIA:
Heavy.
Heavy.
WATERMARK:
Shield(?) Centre.
Shield(?) Centre.
BINDING:
Late 17th c. speckled dark brown calf over pasteboards has triple fillets in blind (Pearson, EBS, p. 180 #6). Rebacked spine in darker calf has six compartments, five raised bands. Title in compartment 2, author in compartment 4, and date of publication in compartment 6 all tooled in gilt. Speckled edges in red; later pastedowns and flys. Thong supports present on backboard.
Late 17th c. speckled dark brown calf over pasteboards has triple fillets in blind (Pearson, EBS, p. 180 #6). Rebacked spine in darker calf has six compartments, five raised bands. Title in compartment 2, author in compartment 4, and date of publication in compartment 6 all tooled in gilt. Speckled edges in red; later pastedowns and flys. Thong supports present on backboard.
IMPRINT:
London : Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1640.
London : Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1640.
FORMAT:
[19], 133, 132-141, 144-1652, 1663-1755, [3] pages : illustrations
[19], 133, 132-141, 144-1652, 1663-1755, [3] pages : illustrations
REFERENCES:
S.T.C., 19302.
S.T.C., 19302.
CONTENT:
"Errata sic Corrigenda" on final unnumbered leaf.
"Errata sic Corrigenda" on final unnumbered leaf.
Nos. 132/3 repeated; nos. 142/3, 1653-62 omitted; p. 311, 314, 608, 729, 763 incorrectly numbered 310, 318, 708, 727, 673.
CONDITION:
Copy lacks added engraved title-page.
Copy lacks added engraved title-page.
Both board have detached from the spine. Text block is complete.
PROVENANCE:
Gift to Victoria University Library. Hoeniger, David. 2017/11/22.
Gift to Victoria University Library. Hoeniger, David. 2017/11/22.
Archive Location
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Num Pages
1672
Call Number
QK41 .P37 1640
Rare Oversize
Files
Collection
Citation
John Parkinson, “Theatrum Botanicum = The theater of plants; or, An herball of a large extent : containing therein a more ample and exact history and declaration of the physicall herbs and plants that are in other authours, encreased by the accesse of many hundreds of nevv, rare, and strange plants from all the parts of the world, with sundry gummes, and other physicall materials, than hath beene hitherto published by any before; and a most large demonstration of their natures and vertues : shewing vvithall the many errors, differences, and oversights of sundry authors that have formerly written of them; and a certaine confidence, or most probable conjecture of the true and genuine herbes and plantes : distributed into sundry classes or tribes, for the more easie knowledge of the many herbes of one nature and property, with the chiefe notes of Dr. Lobel, Dr. Bonham, and others inserted therein collected by the many yeares travaile, industry, and experience in this subject, by John Parkinson, Apothecary of London, and the Kings Herbarist ; and published by the Kings Majestyes especiall priviledge.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9771.