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Crocologia--a detailed study of saffron, the king of plants /
"In Crocologia--A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants, Sally Francis and Maria Teresa Ramandi present the first translation into English of Johann Ferdinand Hertodt's seminal 1671 work Crocologia, a book uniquely devoted to the medical uses of saffron. Hertodt discusses saffron&#...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 319. Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 22. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Matter
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Notes on Our Translation Methods
- Translated Text
- Text and Translation
- Etymology and Description of Saffron
- Attributes, and Species, of Saffron
- Native Place, and Time When [Saffron] Emerges and Flowers
- Cultivation of Saffron
- Selection of Saffron
- Properties of Saffron
- Uses of Preparations of Saffron
- Diseases of the Brain
- Diseases of the Eyes
- Diseases of the Ears
- Diseases of the Teeth and the Tongue
- Diseases of the Chest
- Diseases of the Heart
- Diseases of the Stomach
- Diseases of the Intestines
- Diseases of the Liver
- Diseases of the Spleen
- Diseases of the Kidney and Bladder
- Diseases of Women
- Fevers
- Diseases of the External Parts
- The Mechanical Uses of Saffron
- Questions Concerning Saffron
- Illustration of Different Kinds of Crocuses, and Explicative Table
- Back Matter
- Hertodt's References
- Animadversion on Hertodt's Crocologia by Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach (1671)
- Glossary
- Crocologia, Our References
- Index.