The Queen of Sheba's gift : a history of the true balsam of Matarea /

The balsam of Matarea was a famous panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the antique and medieval periods. Using written sources, visual data and archaeological material, Milwright reconstructs the fascinating cultural history of the balsam tree: from Jericho and En-Gedi to E...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milwright, Marcus (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh ; Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Colección:Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
Temas:
To 1500
Medicinal plants > Islamic countries > History > To 1500.
Trees > Symbolic aspects > Islamic countries > History > To 1500.
Materia medica > Islamic countries > History > To 1500.
Civilization, Medieval.
Civilisation médiévale.
Civilization, Medieval
Materia medica
Medicinal plants
Trees > Symbolic aspects
Islamic countries
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The balsam of Matarea was a famous panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the antique and medieval periods. Using written sources, visual data and archaeological material, Milwright reconstructs the fascinating cultural history of the balsam tree: from Jericho and En-Gedi to Egypt, and from ancient times to the 17th century.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 336 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-352) and indexes.
ISBN:9780748668502
0748668500
9780748668526
0748668527

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