The romance and use of spices, herbs — 86 familiar, exotic plants illustrated, examined for legendary lore, current use. Also 73 recipes. "An adventurous exploration." — Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
A Garden of Flowers: All 104 Engravings from the Hortus Floridus of 1614 by Crispin van de Pass Excellent reproduction teems with accurate, full-page images of garden flowers. Information on each plant describes leaves, flowers, seed pods, roots, and size and color of each blossom. 104 black-and-white illustrations.
Big Book of Plant and Flower Illustrations by Maggie Kate Over 600 royalty-free illustrations for artists, desktop publishers, and craftworkers accurately depict wildflowers, trees, herbs, cacti, tropical blooms, garden flowers, medicinal plants, and much more. Identifying captions.
Beautiful Floral Bouquets to Paint or Color by Charlene Tarbox Delicate daisies, lush lilies, and tilting tulips are just a few of the beautiful blossoms waiting to take on special hues in this collection of 23 lifelike floral bouquets.
An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552 by William Gates 16th-century codex was first herbal and medical text compiled in the New World, with ancient remedies for everything from hiccoughs to gout. Index. New Introduction. Over 180 black-and-white and 38 color illustrations.
