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Gerard’s Herball

John Gerard’s Herball, enlarged by Thomas Johnson in 1636, was the great plant book of Stuart England. Its woodcuts show each plant entire, from flower to root, in a clean outline with sparing shade. They sit easily on a tile, alone or in a run.

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