Lemnian earth and the earths of the Aegean : an archaeological guide to medicines, pigments and washing powders
| 1. Verfasser: |
Photos-Jones, Effie.
|
|---|---|
| Weitere Verfasser: |
Hall, A. J.
|
| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Glasgow :
Potingair Press,
2011.
|
| Umfang/Format: |
129 p. : ill., maps (part col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Early materials and practices series
|
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Galen's query
- Medicines from plants, minerals and earths
- Herb-based medicines
- Clays and geophagia
- Earths
- Lemnian earth: related myths
- Lemnian earth: facts
- Lemnian earth: where to find it
- Kotsinas and Phtheleidia Spring: Belon's route
- Hephaistias and Kastro Vouni: Galen's route
- Galen's route
- Geological background to Lemnos
- The geology of the Phtheleidia area
- Alum and astringency
- Samian earth
- Boron
- Eretrian earth
- Cleigenis' soap
- Kimolian earth
- Chian earth
- Appels' palette
- The colour red: Miltos of Kea
- The white earth of Melos: Melian earth
- Earths but not in name: Melian alum and sulphur
- Minor earths
- Belon's scepticism
- Mineral enrichment as ritual
- Belon's scepticism addressed?
- A recipe for Lemnian earth
- Concluding remarks
- References
- Glossary
