John Gerard (1545–1612) is the most famous of all the English herbalists. His "Herball" of 1597 is, like most herbals, largely derivative. It appears to be a reformulation of Hieronymus Bock's "Kreuterbuch" subsequently translated into Dutch as "Pemptades" by Rembert Dodoens (1517–1585), and thence into English by Carolus Clusius, (1526–1609) then re-worked by Henry Lyte in 1578 as "A Nievve Herball". This became the basis of Gerard's "Herball" or "General Historie of Plantes". that appeared in 1597 with its 1800 woodcuts (only 16 original). Although largely derivative, Gerard's popularity can be attributed to his evocation of plants and places in Elizabethan England and to the clear influence of gardens and gardening on this work.