Healing Plants: From Elizabeth Blackwell's A Curious Herbal

A miniature treasury of medicinal plants, drawn from the work of a pioneering woman artist

This miniature book contains a veritable garden of healing plants, specially chosen from Elizabeth Blackwell’s Curious Herbal (1737–39). A talented artist, Blackwell published her herbal as a means of financial support after her husband landed in debtor’s prison—and it quickly became a prized reference for doctors and apothecaries. Each of the 140 exquisite hand-colored engravings featured herein—from ...