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The Exquisite Illustrations of a Pioneering Woman Herbalist

“It is a singular fact, that physic [medicine] is indebted for the most complete set of figures of the medicinal plants, to the genius and industry of a lady.” This was written by Richard Pulteney, 50 years after Elizabeth Blackwell had become the first British woman to produce a fully illustrated herbal — a kind of encyclopedic botanical reference guide — for commercial sale. “A Curious Herbal: Elizabeth Blackwell’s Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art,” published this year by Abbeville Press, is the first modern edition of the pivotal 1730s work. The book reproduces Blackwell’s original illustrations in lush color, as well as her fascinating notes on each plant’s botanical and medicinal properties, which straddle ancient and more recent understandings of illness and the body. Read more in Lauren Moya Ford’s review through the link in bio. . . . #WomenArtists #ArtHistory #Herbalism #ScientificIllustration