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| Title: | Magiferous Plants in Medieval English Herbalism |
| Authors: | Weil, Martha S.
Johansen, Martha S. |
| Thesis Advisor: | Stannard, Jerry |
| Keywords: | Medieval herbal medicine
herbal magic
magiferous plants
Medieval English herbals
herbalism
herbal medicine |
| Issue Date: | 12-Jun-2009 |
| Abstract: | This study examines thirteen English vernacular medical texts, dating from approximately the tenth to the fifteenth centuries, for evidence of magiferous, or "magic-bearing," plants. These are plants with both mundane and magical uses. The study finds that magiferous plants are widely distributed across the timespan covered by the texts examined. Included are a detailed analysis of thirteen magiferous plants and a list of all species identified as magiferous. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2148/500 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Publications
Johansen, Martha
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