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A close up image of the wood block prints showing two different types of ears of wheat.
An image showing foxgloves, a dangerous plant that when used properly has many medicinal purposes.
Full page scan of Turkie Corne from Gerards Herbal done at Utah State University.
This is an image from Gerard of a type of moss that can apparently grow on human bone.
A depiction of deadly nightshade, a plant that leads victims to death through deep sleep.
This is a page from Gerard's Herbal. It is page 338 found in Volume I. It gives an example of the style of images used in the book.
This is a page from Gerard's Herbal showing the Tornefole, or the trefoil, plant.
A close up image of the woodblock print showing Turkie Corne. Turkie Corne is what Europeans of the time called Maize from the Americas.
Turky Wheat is a variant of Turkie Corne or Maize as we know it. It shows the smaller ear size in this close up of the image.
The full page of wheat from Gerards Herbal showing both flat and double eared variants. Also includes the natures and some of the plants uses.
Scan of wooden block created picture of white lavender from Gerard's Herbal 2nd Edition
An image depicting Wolfsbane, an incredibly deadly plant that grows throughout Europe.