Parkinson Paradisi in Sole Herbals Carnations

Carnations
8 3/4 by 14 1/2 inches
PAR022 $125

John Parkinson was a professional apothecary who wrote Paradisi in Sole, Paradisus Terrestris, published in 1629. The title is a pun, translating as “Park-in-sun's earthly paradise”. Christopher Switzer provided the woodcuts for this work, with many after Clusius & Lobel. Parkinson was an original member of the Society of Apothecaries founded in 1617 and served as First Botanist to the King under Charles I.

His true love was his garden, like many of us today. He was fortunate enough to retire early on and devote himself to this walled garden at Long Acre where he grew over 484 types of plants. As the foremost gardener & herbalist of the time, he was a close friend of other luminaries in the botanical world such as John Gerard, and John Tradescant the elder.

We are offering a selection of prints from the 1904 facsimile edition of Paradisi in Sole published by Methuen & Co. in London & a faithful reproduction of the original & now an antique in its own right!  No expense was spared in this publication and the prints are on beautifully hand made chain lined paper with text on the verso as in the original & in pristine condition. Each print measures approximately 8 3/4 by 14 1/2 inches and is accompanied by a copy of the decorative title page.