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Domestic Herbal, The - Plants for the Home in the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover)
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Domestic Herbal, The - Plants for the Home in the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover)
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In the seventeenth century, even the most elaborate and fashionable
gardens had areas set aside for growing herbs, fruit, vegetables
and flowers for domestic use, while those of more modest
establishments were vital to the survival of the household. This
was also a period of exciting introductions of plants from
overseas. Using manuscript household manuals, recipe books and
printed herbals, this book takes the reader on a tour of the
productive garden and of the various parts of the house - kitchens
and service rooms, living rooms and bedrooms - to show how these
plants were used for cooking and brewing, medicines and cosmetics,
in the making and care of clothes, and finally to keep rooms fresh,
fragrant and decorated. Recipes used by seventeenth-century
households for preparations such as flower syrups, snail water and
wormwood ale are also included. A brief herbal gives descriptions
of plants that are familiar today, others not so well known, such
as the herbs used for dyeing and brewing, and those that held a
particular cultural importance in the seventeenth century.
Featuring exquisite coloured illustrations from John Gerard's
herbal of 1597 as well as prints, archival material and
manuscripts, this book provides an intriguing and original focus on
the domestic history of Stuart England.
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