The Domestic Herbal: Plants for the Home in the Seventeenth Century
Autor Margaret Willesen Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 aug 2020
Using manuscript household manuals, recipe books, and printed herbals, The Domestic Herbal takes the reader on a tour of the productive garden and of the various parts of the house—kitchens and service rooms, living rooms and bedrooms—to show how these plants were used for cooking and brewing, medicines and cosmetics, in the making and care of clothes, and to keep rooms fresh, fragrant, and decorated. Recipes used by seventeenth-century households for preparations such as flower syrups, snail water, and wormwood ale are also included. A brief herbal gives descriptions of plants both familiar and less known to today’s readers, including the herbs used for common tasks like dyeing and brewing, and those that held a particular cultural importance in the seventeenth century. Featuring exquisite colored illustrations from John Gerard’s herbal book of 1597 as well as prints, archival material, and manuscripts, this book provides an intriguing and original focus on the domestic history of Stuart England.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781851245130
ISBN-10: 1851245138
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 60 color plates
Dimensiuni: 159 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Colecția Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
ISBN-10: 1851245138
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 60 color plates
Dimensiuni: 159 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Colecția Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Notă biografică
Margaret Willes is a former publisher and author of several books on social history, including A Shakespearean Botanical.
Cuprins
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Productive Gardens 17
For the Table 57
Small Beer & Strong Liquors 89
A Herbal 112
Health & Beauty 131
Care of Clothes 161
Fragrant Chambers 181
Notes 206
Select Bibliography 216
Picture Credits 219
Index 221
Introduction 1
Productive Gardens 17
For the Table 57
Small Beer & Strong Liquors 89
A Herbal 112
Health & Beauty 131
Care of Clothes 161
Fragrant Chambers 181
Notes 206
Select Bibliography 216
Picture Credits 219
Index 221
Recenzii
"[The Domestic Herbal] is a history rather than a practical guide on the precise uses, planting strategies and the like for household herbs. It should be especially useful for those who have some experience in household gardening and are looking for some inspiration in plants that have previously been planted at home, even if today such home planting seems strange. This study is also of interest to those who want to understand more intimately the household lives of seventeenth-century Europeans (mostly Brits). Thus, this is a good addition mostly for academic libraries."