Unearthed at Leeds Central Library
29 Sep 2025
On display as part of the free exhibition is a fascinating collection of beautifully illustrated manuals, compiled by some of history’s most esteemed horticulturalists. Between their antique covers can be found centuries of accumulated wisdom about the best ways to grow fabulous fruit and vibrant veg as well as colourful flowers and fragrant herb patches. Among the treasured tomes on display, pictured here with Antony Ramm, is a copy of The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, written by famed Elizabethan herbalist John Gerard.
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