Journal ArticleBotany · January 1, 2025
Herbaria house essential resources of value to disciplines across the university. Engagements with herbaria in the humanities often escape the attention of botanists and university leadership, despite their potential to attract more audiences and demonstra ...
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Journal ArticleAldrovandiana. Historical Studies in Natural History · July 12, 2024
L’Aloe vera è un prodotto erboristico popolare e i suoi estratti fanno parte di un’industria multimilionaria. Le aloe sono state usate come rimedio in tutto il mondo per secoli. Per esaminare come la conoscenza dell’aloe si sia evoluta dal periodo ...
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Journal ArticleByzantine and Modern Greek Studies · April 2020
This study examines how the Serpent Column in Constantinople came to be recognized as a talisman against snakes and snakebites in the 1390s. It first gives a working definition of what a talisman was in Byzantium. It shows that, despite the co-exis ...
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