Dodoens, Rembert; Lyte, Henry [English Translator]; Clusius, Carolus [Charles de l'Écluse] [French Translator]

A NIEWE HERBALL, OR HISTORIE OF PLANTES: WHERIN IS CONTAYNED THE WHOLE DISCOURSE AND PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF ALL SORTES OF HERBES AND PLANTES [CRUYDEBOECK]

London [i.e. Antwerp]: [printed by Henry Loë, sold] by me Gerard Dewes, dwelling in Pawles Churchyarde at the signe of the Swanne, 1578. First English Edition. Folio, [24], 779, [25]; VG; bound in modern blind-tooled full calf, paneled spine with blind-stamping, morocco label with gilt titling; mold-staining to boards; mild rubbing; Binder's ticket inserted at end of volume for 'Period Binders, Bath, England'; title page chipped on all edges, backed on all edges, backing to *6, 2*1, gutter of *2-5, 2*2-3, fore edge xxx2-yyy4; name written in blue ink to A; h6 missing piece of upper fore corner, only loss of text is page number; small hole in Cc; Fff2-4 have small worming to the top edge; some scattered tide-marks;

marginalia to the following 122 pages, primarily adding the common name of the plant to the description: A2v, A5v, A6r, B1v, B5r/v, C1v, C3v, C4r/v, C5v, C6r, D1r, D2r, D3r/v, D4r, F2v, F3v, F4v, F5r, F6r, G1r/v, G3r, G5r, H1r, H4r, H5v, I1r, I3v, I4r, I5r, K5r, K6r, L4v, L6v, M1v, M2v, M4r/v, M5v, O1r/v, O3r, O6r/v, P2v, P5r/v, Q5v, Q6r, R4r, R5v, R6r, S2r/v, S3r, S6r, T1r, T6r, U2r, U3v, U5r, X5r, X6r, Y1v, Y2v, Z1r, Aa5r, Bb2r, Ee5v, Ff4r, Ff5r, Ff6r, Gg1r/v, Hh1v, Hh2v, Hh3v, Ii4r, Ii5r, Ii6v, Kk4v, Kk5v, Ll1r, Ll3r, Mm2r, Nn1r, Nn3r, Oo5r, Pp1v, Pp3r/v, Tt1v, TT6r, Uu1v, Uu3r/v, Uu4r, Uu6v, Xx4v, Xx5v, Xx6r/v, Yy2v, Yy6r/v, Zz1v, Bb3r, Bb5v, Ccc2r, Eee3v, Fff6r, Ggg1r, Ggg4r/v, Hhh1r, Hhh3v, Lll2v, Lll5v, Mmm1v,

Title within cartouche. Includes indexes and tables; Imprint in two settings. In this setting, second line of imprint begins "by me".; *3r has first line of caption title in black letter. *4r is signed and has catchword "Cubba,"; with 870 woodcuts, about thirty of which are original to this edition.

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Henry Lyte's first and most important work was his translation of the Cruydeboeck of Rembert Dodoens (Antwerp, 1554), translating it from the 1557 French translation of Charles de L'Ecluse (Histoire des Plantes). Dodoens' Cruydeboeck is known for not using the traditional method of arranging the plants in alphabetical order, but rather dividing the plant kingdom into six groups (Deel), based on their properties and affinities. It treated in detail especially the medicinal herbs, which made this work, in the eyes of many, a pharmacopoeia. This work and its various editions and translations became one of the most important botanical works of the late 16th century, part of its popularity being his use of the vernacular rather than the commonly used Latin. [wikipedia];