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The Age of Herbals: Leafing through some of the world’s first botanical books, known as herbals, dating back to the 15th century.
The technological revolution has led to a big change in how books are published — and read. But this isn’t the first time the nature of books has changed. In fact, looking back some five hundred years ago, books about plants and herbs underwent a revolution. Producer Laurie Sanders visited Smith College’s Rare Book Room to dig into botanical literature.