The gardeners labyrinth : containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestovved on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apte times for sowing, setting, planting, [and] watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knottes and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the physike benefit of eche herbe, plant, and floure, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.
1577
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The gardeners labyrinth : containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestovved on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apte times for sowing, setting, planting, [and] watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knottes and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the physike benefit of eche herbe, plant, and floure, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.
Created/published
Printed at London : By Henry Bynneman, Anno. 1577.
Description
[8], 80, [8], 180, [12] p. : ill. ; (4to)
Note
Dydymus Mountaine = Thomas Hill.
Editor's dedication signed: Henry Dethicke.
The second part has separate divisional title page and pagination; register is continuous.
Includes index.
At the end of the first part is an unsigned quire, printed on one forme only, with cuts of knots and mazes--STC.
Signatures: a⁴ A-K⁴ chi⁴ L-2L⁴.
Stationers' register: Entered 3 September 1576.
Editor's dedication signed: Henry Dethicke.
The second part has separate divisional title page and pagination; register is continuous.
Includes index.
At the end of the first part is an unsigned quire, printed on one forme only, with cuts of knots and mazes--STC.
Signatures: a⁴ A-K⁴ chi⁴ L-2L⁴.
Stationers' register: Entered 3 September 1576.
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Curatorial file available.
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Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 13485
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S118782
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S118782
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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STC 13485
Folger-specific note
ac5229. A few manuscript notes; those in margins cropped. Gatherings at front and back mended; copy stained and wormed. Provenance: inscription on front paste-down: 'Godfrey Bird Illington Rectory 1884'; bought by Folger in 1936 from Last Catalogue 218:198