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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Permissions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes for the Reader
  • Timeline
  • Introduction
  • 1 Travellers' Tales: Experiencing Matarea
  • 2 Resins in the Ancient World
  • 3 Balsam in Egypt
  • 4 The Balsam Tree and Balsam 'Oil'
  • 5 Diplomacy and International Trade
  • 6 Balsam in Medicine: From Greek to Arabic
  • 7 Balsam in Medieval and Early Modern Medicine
  • 8 Religious and Royal Dimensions to Balsam
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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