As previously mentioned,I have a list of source material that may be of interest.All of the following are published by Stuart Press.They are in paperback format and generally cost in the region of a few pounds.They cover all aspects of herbal use.

The Mirror of Health
(Food,Diet and medical Theory 1450-1660)
by Jane Huggett

The Apothecaries Shop Opened vol 1
By Hugh Petrie

The Art of the Dyer
1500--1700
by David Hopkins

Dyeing the Clothing of the Common People
1580-1660
by Hopkins and Peachey

The Still Room Opened
By Hugh Petrie

The Book of Salads
1580-1660
by Stuart Peachey

The Ladies Closet Opened
(a Period Recipe Book )
ed Peachey

The Complete Receipt book of Ladie Elynor Fetiplace
vol 1

The Good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchen
A period recipe Book

Cottage Garden Plants
1580-1660 Vol 2 culinary and aromatic plants


In addition to these,I can also recomend some other publications that,whilst they might not sound as if they relate especially to herbal uses,there is still information to be gathered as herbs related to most areas of life.

eg.
17th centuary Wedding customs
by D. Taylor

Did They Wash in Those Days?
Personal hygiene,cleanliness and washing in 14th-17th centuries
by Jane huggett

Web details
http//wwwstuart-hmaltd.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

nb. Some of you may remember seeing a tv programme aprx 2years ago,called "How Green is My Valley" in which a group of people spent a year living and re creating life as it would have been lived in a 17th centuary farmhouse. That programme was made and starred Stuart Peachey of Stuart Press

Linda

Thank you so much for posting this list, Linda, it's amazing! You must have an absolute treasure trove of knowledge in this area and I'm really looking forward to any articles you find time to write!

You made me wonder if people were interested in earlier Herblore, so I went to search amongst the Anglo-Saxon books. Here are a few

Anglo-Saxon Food & Drink: Production, Processing, Distribution & Consumption by Ann Hagen £19•95 ISBN 1-898281-41-6

Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic by Bill Griffiths £19.95 ISBN 1-898281-33-5 (This has the nine herb charm, which is wonderful!)

Leechcraft: Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing by Stephen Pollington ISBN 1-898281-47-4 (They are producing a paperback version of this for £25.00 which will be ready for February 2008)

Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England by Mary Savelli £4.95 ISBN 1-898281-28-9

The Mead Hall: The feasting tradition in Anglo-Saxon England by Stephen Pollington £16•95 ISBN 1-898281-30-0

To go even earlier

Prehistoric Cooking by Jacqui Wood £16.99 ISBN 0-7524-1943-9 (This is a wonderful book and has a really interesting chapter on herbs and spices.)

The Roman Cookery of Apicus by John Edwards (This was published in paperback in 1985 and is available used on Amazon for 1p!!)


Do hope someone feels inspired to experiment with these books and to let us know what the outcomes are!

Sarah

Excellent stuff from you both Keep it coming, think I'll have a wander over to Amazon now lol! I have a couple of English Heritage Cook Books that I keep meaning to add the others in the series to. these are:-

Tudor Cookery: Recipes and History (Cooking Through the Ages) by Peter Brears - ISBN-10: 1850748683

Medieval Cookery: Recipes and History (Cooking Through the Ages) by Maggie Black - ISBN-10: 1850748675

Others in the series cover Roman, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian and Ration Book Cookery. Not as in depth as the books suggested by Linda and Sarah but they do have some good historical facts and some good examples of recipes of the time.

Debs