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Monthly Archives: June 2013
The hair of the dog
I have a new textual crush. I have become totally enamoured with the Geoponika (literally, Agricultural Stuff), a Byzantine tenth-century compilation of agronomical advice. It is full of fun recipes and precepts. While other ancient agronomical authors might edit out what … Continue reading
Posted in History of magic, History of medicine, Homemade remedies
Tagged Aristotle, Cabbage, Drunkeness, Galen, Geoponika, Pliny the Elder, Theophrastus, Vine, Virgil, wine, wreaths
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