Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen

Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen
Author: Elizabeth L. Ewan
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2007-06-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0748626603

This single-volume dictionary presents the lives ofindividual Scottish women from earliest times to the present. Drawing on newscholarship and a wide network of professional and amateur historians, itthrows light on the experience of women from every class and category inScotland and among the worldwide Scottish diaspora.The BiographicalDictionary of Scottish Women is written for the general reading public andfor students of Scottish history and society. It is scholarly in itsapproach to evidence and engaging in the manner of its presentation. Eachentry makes sense of its subject in narrative terms, telling a story ratherthan simply offering information. The book is as enjoyable to read as it iseasy and valuable to consult. It is a unique and important contribution tothe history of women and Scotland.The publisher acknowledges support fromthe Scottish Arts Council and the Scottish Executive Equalities Unit towardsthe publication of this title.

A Garden of Herbs

A Garden of Herbs
Author: Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1922
Genre: Cooking (Herbs)
ISBN:

William Turner: A New Herball

William Turner: A New Herball
Author: William Turner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 850
Release: 1996-01-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521445498

A New Herball, originally published in three parts during the second half of the sixteenth century, was the first English herbal with any pretensions to scientific status. As such, it provided a landmark in the history of botany and herbalism, breaking new ground in its accuracy of observation and its scientific thoroughness. For the first time since its original publication, the entire Herball is now available in a facsimile edition which faithfully reproduces the beautiful sixteenth-century black-letter text and woodcut illustrations. To aid the twentieth-century reader, a modernised transcript, together with keyed-in notes, a glossary of unfamiliar terms and comprehensive indexes have been provided. Biographical information on this influential physician, naturalist and cleric is also included to give an indication of his contribution to sixteenth-century English history.