The gardeners labyrinth : containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestowed on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apt times for sowing, setting, planting, and watering, and the vessels and instrumentes seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knots and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the phisicke benefite 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 phisicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.
1586
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Title
The gardeners labyrinth : containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestowed on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apt times for sowing, setting, planting, and watering, and the vessels and instrumentes seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knots and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the phisicke benefite 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 phisicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.
Created/published
Printed at London : By Iohn VVolfe, 1586.
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.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A-K⁴ chi⁴ L-2L⁴.
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.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A-K⁴ chi⁴ L-2L⁴.
ESTC staff note
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), 13487
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104113
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104113
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 13487 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs1049. Provenance: inscription on front free endpaper: 'E. Libris Nathl: C. S. Poyntz' [Nathaniel Poyntz]; bookplates of Edward Hailstone and R. Dyneley; bought by Folger in 1922 from Tregaskis Catalogue 853:160
Call number
STC 13487 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs163. Manuscript number '189' on label pasted to spine. Imperfect: wanting leaves [superscript pi]A2, A2-4, F1, I1-4, chi 1,3,4, L1, Y4 and all after 2B3; t.p. stained and badly mended, affecting print; copy stained and frayed