#MiniatureMonday
Culpeper's cabinet : an alphabet of herbs & spices / by Maryline Poole Adams.
This fun little wood cabinet has a miniature paper scroll mounted on two dowels built into the sides of the cabinet. It starts with a 'title page' and then a short history of spices and herbs in Europe. The author also talks about the inspiration for the title: Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654), an English author and botanist who catalogued hundreds of outdoor medicinal herbs. Culpepper is best known for his book The English Physician (Complete Herbal) which is a good source for what different plants were used for, and which were believed to be medicinal during that era in Europe.
"The name Culpepper is today often associated with herbs and spices. However in the interests of alphabetization, those pictured are not necessarily associated with Mr. Culpepper. "Consists of ..wooden cabinet with double doors measuring 80 x 80 x 36 mm. Paper label on side of cabinet.--Colphon
--Diane R., Special Collections Graduate Student
While there are few spices that can be grown here in Iowa, there are lots of herbs that do well in the summer. Like basil! Anyone planting this week?