MEDIEVAL HERBAL GARDEN by Jenny De Gex

MEDIEVAL HERBAL GARDEN by Jenny De Gex

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This guide to the medieval herbal garden contains manuscripts and illuminations from early herbals revealing a mixture of learning and folklore. It offers remedies for diseases such as "sore of the head" and "pestilence", and recipes for love potions, face washes and cosmetics.

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MEDIEVAL HERBAL GARDEN by Jenny De Gex

This guide to the medieval herbal garden contains manuscripts and illuminations from early herbals revealing a mixture of learning and folklore. It offers remedies for diseases such as "sore of the head" and "pestilence", and recipes for love potions, face washes and cosmetics. Practical instructions are given on low to gather and store herbs. Herbals also reveal the many beliefs surrounding the uses of herbs, which leant on other ideas popular in the Middle Ages like astrology, humours and the doctrine of signatures.
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ISBN 13 9781857932362
ISBN 10 1857932366
Title MEDIEVAL HERBAL GARDEN
Author Michael Newton Phd
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1995-01-19
Number of pages 72
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.