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John Parkinson Art

English, 1597-1650

John Parkinson was the last of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists. He was apothecary to James I and a founding member of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in December 1617 and was later Royal Botanist to Charles I. He is known for two monumental works, Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris (Park-in-Sun's Terrestrial Paradise, 1629), which generally describes the proper cultivation of plants; and Theatrum Botanicum (The Botanical Theatre or Theatre of Plants, 1640), the most complete and beautifully-presented English treatise on plants of its time. One of the most eminent gardeners of his day, he kept a botanical garden at Long ACRE in Covent Garden, today close to Trafalgar Square, and maintained close relations with other important English and continental botanists, herbalists and plantsmen.

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Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson
Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson

By John Parkinson

Located in London, GB

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris by John Parkinson (1567-1650) Original 17th century wood-cut prints by one of the first great English botanists. Original 17th century wood-cut...

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17th Century Naturalistic John Parkinson Art

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Woodcut, Woodblock

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson
Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson

By John Parkinson

Located in London, GB

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris by John Parkinson (1567-1650) Original 17th century wood-cut prints by one of the first great English botanists. Original 17th century wood-cut...

Category

17th Century Naturalistic John Parkinson Art

Materials

Woodcut

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson
Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris Print by John Parkinson

By John Parkinson

Located in London, GB

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris by John Parkinson (1567-1650) Original 17th century wood-cut prints by one of the first great English botanists. Original 17th century wood-cut...

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17th Century Naturalistic John Parkinson Art

Materials

Woodcut

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