![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In terms of its organization and structure, this book is patterned very well. It is 200 pages long (but the pages are somewhat larger than usual for the books I read), full of elegant text and pretty pictures, well-organized, and serves well both in revealing the state of medical knowledge and gossip in the Middle Ages as well as providing evidence that the Middle Ages were not quite as credulous an age as is commonly believed. Are one of the following true about you: Do you like seeing beautiful pictures of plants, or have an interest in gardening and traditional medicine? Are you a fan of Medieval history, and enjoy reading extended quotations from the herbal dictionaries that were extant during the Middle Ages, their advice ranging from seemingly sound to obviously bogus? Are you a fan of the Cadfael series, and enjoy reading quotations from the books Ellis Peters wrote about her 12th century monk detective? If you answered yes to any of these questions, congratulations, this is probably a book you will enjoy. ![]() Brother Cadfael’s Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion To Medieval Plants And Their Uses, by Rob Talbot & Robin WhitemanĪ book like this is pretty clear about who it appeals to. ![]()
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