01486cam a2200277 4500 339247650 TxAuBib 20120120120000.0 940125s1977||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 77008821 9780231040020 0231040024 (OCoLC)3017251 TxAuBib Anderson, Frank J. An Illustrated History of the Herbals / Frank J. Anderson. New York : Columbia Univ, 1977. xiv, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references. An "herbal" by definition is a book that is descriptive of plants and the term did not come into use until the sixteenth century. The production of herbals is closely connected to the history of early printing and offers the finest examples of this art and craft. However, the earliest records of ancient Egypt, Sumer and China all reflect a tradition of works of botanicals and their medicinal properties long before printing. The author’s survey begins with a work called De materia medica written in the first century which is extant and, as the final authority on pharmacy for 1500 years, is the most important herbal ever written. 20020124. Herbs History Sources. Botany History Sources. Medical botany History Sources. ALEML