The Curious Herbal Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Curious HerbalThe Curious Herbal is the title of a book containing a series of colored plates of herbs and trees, published in 1735 or thereabouts, the illustrations by Mrs. Elizabeth Black well with descriptions by her husband, Alex ander Blackwell. It can still be seen in the British Museum, London, and is one of the first published achievements of a woman artist. The hand colored plates are said to be most beautiful and accurate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.