Nature's alchemist : John Parkinson, herbalist to Charles I /
Parkinson, Anna.
Nature's alchemist : John Parkinson, herbalist to Charles I / Anna Parkinson. - 1st Frances Lincoln ed. - London : Frances Lincoln, 2007. - 335 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326) and index.
John Parkinson inspired Anna Parkinson from an early age. Who was this man who wrote so engagingly about plants? Was he a relation, as her father believed? And why was so little known about a man who was a key influence on the flowering of English garden in the 17th century? Intrigued, she set out to find the answers.
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Parkinson, John, 1567-1650.
Herbalists--England--Biography.
Pharmacists--England--Biography.
Gardeners--England--Biography.
RS164 / .P37 2007
2008 C-647 WZ 100 / P2453P 2007
Nature's alchemist : John Parkinson, herbalist to Charles I / Anna Parkinson. - 1st Frances Lincoln ed. - London : Frances Lincoln, 2007. - 335 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326) and index.
John Parkinson inspired Anna Parkinson from an early age. Who was this man who wrote so engagingly about plants? Was he a relation, as her father believed? And why was so little known about a man who was a key influence on the flowering of English garden in the 17th century? Intrigued, she set out to find the answers.
9780711227675 0711227675
GBA751332 bnb GBA751332 dnb
101464982 DNLM 013783924 Uk
Parkinson, John, 1567-1650.
Herbalists--England--Biography.
Pharmacists--England--Biography.
Gardeners--England--Biography.
RS164 / .P37 2007
2008 C-647 WZ 100 / P2453P 2007