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| Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden | |
| An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and Their Uses | by Rob Talbot & Robin Whiteman 200pp -- Your Price 39.95
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Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden a must for all Cadfael devotees will appeal to everyone with an interest in herbs and herbal lore.
BROTHER CADFAEL, the enthusiastic gardener and herbalist
created by Ellis Peters, was renowned for his great knowledge
of plants, especially the exotic varieties he had brought back
from his extensive travels to the Holy Land and elsewhere. The
herb garden was his particular domain, and as the abbey's apothecary
and healer he was often to be found tending the plants there,
or brewing up potions in his workshop.
This beautifully illustrated book now recreates Brother
Cadfael's herbal kingdom. It begins by tracing the history of
herbals and herb gardens, and places Cadfael's herb garden in
the context of the monastic gardens at Shrewsbury. It describes
Cadfael's work as a healer, one of his duties being to supply
medicines for the infirmary, and traces a typical year in the
life of this devoted herbalist. The A'Z section of the book lists
all the herbs and plants mentioned in the Chronicles, and explains
their various uses in medieval times before the days of
modern antibiotics, medicines and flavourings, herbs and herbal
remedies were an essential part of the medieval world. Most could
be found in his beloved herb garden, or in the surrounding fields
and hedgerows, faithfully evoked in full colour in this unique
and informative book.
Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden
a must for all Cadfael devotees will appeal to everyone
with an interest in herbs and herbal lore.
The book is also afitting tribute to his creator,
Ellis Peters, who died in 1995.
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