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Shaker medicinal herbs : a compendium of history, lore, and uses a compendium of history, lore, and uses /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pownal, Vt. : Storey Books, 1998.Description: viii, 215 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1580170404 (alk. paper)
  • 9781580170406 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615/.321 21
LOC classification:
  • RM666.H33 M497 1998
NLM classification:
  • WB 925
Other classification:
  • 44.41
Online resources:
Contents:
The history -- Watervliet, New York -- Home of the central ministry -- Groveland, New York -- The Hancock or second bishopric -- The Harvard or eastern bishopric -- The New Hampshire societies -- The Maine societies -- The western and souther societies -- The herbal compendium.
Summary: This vibrant revision of a vintage treatise on medicinal herbs documents Shaker usage of 300 plants, shrubs, and trees. This edition features botanical drawings painted in 1880 by Sister Cora Helena Sarle, Shaker seed labels, catalogs, diary excerpts, and more. Published in association with Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 615.32 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000510929

"Published in association with Hancock Shaker Village."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-203) and indexes.

The history -- Watervliet, New York -- Home of the central ministry -- Groveland, New York -- The Hancock or second bishopric -- The Harvard or eastern bishopric -- The New Hampshire societies -- The Maine societies -- The western and souther societies -- The herbal compendium.

This vibrant revision of a vintage treatise on medicinal herbs documents Shaker usage of 300 plants, shrubs, and trees. This edition features botanical drawings painted in 1880 by Sister Cora Helena Sarle, Shaker seed labels, catalogs, diary excerpts, and more. Published in association with Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.

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