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 discuss...

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Main Author: Hertodt, Johann Ferdinand 1647-1714 (Author)
Other Authors: Francis, Sally (Translator, Editor), Ramandi, Maria Teresa (Translator, Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2020]
Series:Brill's studies in intellectual history volume 319
Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history volume 22
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Summary:"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."
Item Description:Der Verfasser Johann Ferdinand Hertodt ist in der Einleitung, aber nicht auf der Titelseite genannt; Sally Francis und Maria Teresa Ramandi sind die Übersetzerinnen und Herausgeberinnen
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [286]-298
Mit Glossar und Register
Physical Description:X, 323 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9789004423534

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