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Herbal manuscripts preserve ancient Greek and Arabic writings describing the medical uses of plants. The major texts were translated into Latin in the Middle Ages and often illustrated. This mid-fifteenth century manuscript contains an alphabetical list of simples: remedies derived from single natural resources. Each simple is captioned with the plant’s name and synonym, or a translation of its Arabic name. A richly illustrated codex with practically no text such as this one may have been made for book collectors as well as for medicinal use.
CONTENTS:
From the editor to the reader
Quid sit nescio
A cabinet of curiosities’
Widening the scope
The story unfolds
Transformations
A new strategy
Of plants, men and books
Translation of legends
Transcription of legends
Nomenclature of medicinal substances
Index of synonyms
Bibliography
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Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtgwHazD1Ok&list=PLGapGlViYRH1Cmq-WGX0UgTRwebtE7-Nu&index=5
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- Orginal LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788496400771
- Publication Country or regionSpain
- FormatBook
- Pages512
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions335x235 mm
- IllustrationFull-color
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