Crocologia--a detailed study of saffron, the king of plants / by Sally Francis, Maria Teresa Ramandi.
| Author/creator |
Hertodt, Johann Ferdinand, 1647-1714 |
| Other author/creator | Francis, Sally, Dr. |
| Other author/creator | Ramandi, Maria Teresa. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] |
| Description | x, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Crocologia seu curia croci regis vegetabilium enucleatio. English |
| Series | Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; 319. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 22 Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 319. 0920-8607 ^A682319 |
| Abstract | "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's origin, related species, cultivation, selection, properties and lists all its pharmaceutical preparations. Hertodt then journeys through diseases of the human body, presenting saffron-containing formulae for their treatment. The two authors complement the translation with a biography of Hertodt, and detail saffron's botany, current production, uses, its changing reputation as a drug, and review findings from new medical research. There is a full Glossary, and translation of a contemporary approbation of Crocologia by Hertodt's rival, Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020023177 |
| ISBN | 9789004423534 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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