Title The Queen of Sheba's gift : a history of the true balsam of Matarea / Marcus Milwright

Published Edinburgh ; Edinburgh University Press, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 336 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps Series Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture. Contents 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 Summary 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 Egypt, and from ancient times to the 17th century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-352) and indexes Subject Medicinal plants -- Islamic countries -- History -- To 1500 Trees -- Symbolic aspects -- Islamic countries -- History -- To 1500 Materia medica -- Islamic countries -- History -- To 1500 Civilization, Medieval. Civilization, Medieval Materia medica Medicinal plants Trees -- Symbolic aspects Islamic countries Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780748668502 0748668500 9780748668526 0748668527

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