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The book ''A Litle Herball'' was written by [[Anthony Askham]]. Its title page dates it to 1550, though there seems to be debate over the actual year of its printing. It is an edited version of [[Bancke's Herbal]]. It lists several hundred [[herbs]].
The book ''A Litle Herball'' was written by [[Anthony Askham]]. Its title page dates it to 1550, though there seems to be debate over the actual year of its printing. It is an edited version of [[Bancke's Herbal]]. It lists several hundred [[herbs]].


===Herbs===
==Herbs==
* [[Agrimony (Askham)|Agrimony]]
* [[Agrimony (Askham)|Agrimony]]
* [[Anise (Askham)|Anise]]
* [[Betony (Askham)|Betony]]
* [[Borage (Askham)|Borage]]
* [[Borage (Askham)|Borage]]
* [[Cardiacle (Askham)|Cardiacle]]
* [[Cardiacle (Askham)|Cardiacle]]
* [[Coriander (Askham)|Coriander]]
* [[Coriander (Askham)|Coriander]]
* [[Daffodil (Askham)|Daffodil]]
* [[Dill (Askham)|Dill]]
* [[Dill (Askham)|Dill]]
* [[Fennel (Askham)|Fennel]]
* [[Fennel (Askham)|Fennel]]
* [[Galingale (Askham)|Galingale]]
* [[Garlic (Askham)|Garlic]]
* [[Garlic (Askham)|Garlic]]
* [[Greater Celandine (Askham)|Greater Celandine]]
* [[Greater Celandine (Askham)|Greater Celandine]]
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* '''Mint Varieties'''
* '''Mint Varieties'''
** [[Wild Mint (Askham)|Wild Mint]]
** [[Wild Mint (Askham)|Wild Mint]]
* [[Mugwort (Askham)|Mugwort]]
* [[Nutmeg (Askham)|Nutmeg]]
* [[Nutmeg (Askham)|Nutmeg]]
* [[Onion (Askham)|Onion]]
* [[Onion (Askham)|Onion]]
* [[Orach (Askham)|Orach]]
* [[Parsley (Askham)|Parsley]]
* [[Parsley (Askham)|Parsley]]
* [[Pimpernel (Askham)|Pimpernel]]
* [[Pimpernel (Askham)|Pimpernel]]
* [[Plum (Askham)|Plum]]
* [[Plum (Askham)|Plum]]
* [[Primrose (Askham)|Primrose]]
* [[Primrose (Askham)|Primrose]]
* [[Red Madder (Askham)|Red Madder]]
* [[Rue (Askham)|Rue]]
* [[Rue (Askham)|Rue]]
* [[Sage (Askham)|Sage]]
* [[Sage (Askham)|Sage]]
* [[Saint John's Wort (Askham)|Saint John's Wort]]
* [[Saint John's Wort (Askham)|Saint John's Wort]]
* [[Smallage (Askham)|Smallage]]
* [[Southern Wood (Askham)|Southern Wood]]
* [[Southern Wood (Askham)|Southern Wood]]
* [[Sweet Galingale (Askham)|Sweet Galingale]]
* [[Violet (Askham)|Violet]]
* [[Violet (Askham)|Violet]]
* [[Wormwood (Askham)|Wormwood]]
* [[Wormwood (Askham)|Wormwood]]


===Offsite Link===
===Unidentified Herbs===

These are herbs listed by Askham whose modern identity I can not be sure of.

* [[Ameos (Askham)|Ameos]]
* [[Apium Emoroidarum (Askham)|Apium Emoroidarum]]
* [[Apium Ranarum (Askham)|Apium Ranarum]]
* [[Asterion (Askham)|Asterion]]
* [[Avencia (Askham)|Avencia]]
* [[Dog Fennel (Askham)|Dog Fennel]]
* [[Groundswell (Askham)|Groundswell]]
* [[Mouse-ear (Askham)|Mouse-ear]]
* [[Park Leaves (Askham)|Park Leaves]]
* [[Spourg (Askham)|Spourg]]
* [[Stubwort (Askham)|Stubwort]]

==Offsite Link==


http://www.voynich.info/vgbt/Strong_files/herball_1553.html contains a link to both a pdf facsimile and a html version of the Herbal.
http://www.voynich.info/vgbt/Strong_files/herball_1553.html contains a link to both a pdf facsimile and a html version of the Herbal.

Revision as of 23:32, 13 January 2005

The book A Litle Herball was written by Anthony Askham. Its title page dates it to 1550, though there seems to be debate over the actual year of its printing. It is an edited version of Bancke's Herbal. It lists several hundred herbs.

Herbs

Unidentified Herbs

These are herbs listed by Askham whose modern identity I can not be sure of.

Offsite Link

http://www.voynich.info/vgbt/Strong_files/herball_1553.html contains a link to both a pdf facsimile and a html version of the Herbal.

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