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Henry, archdeacon of Huntingdon, England (ca 1088–ca 1154) has been admired for centuries as the author of the monumental Historia Anglorum. The recent discovery of the Anglicanus ortus opens a new window onto this important English... more
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Résumé (then Abstract) Après l’évocation de quelques représentations d’époque romane directement inspirées d’œuvres antiques, il sera question des principaux médias – littéraires et artistiques – qui permirent à la figure du centaure de... more
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This is a preprint of article forthcoming in the Annual Review of Linguistics. The Voynich Manuscript is a 15th Century illustrated cipher manuscript. In this overview of recent approaches to the Voynich manuscript, we summarize and... more
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Avant-propos/Premessa, A. Paravicini Bagliani. J.- P. Boudet - J. Véronèse, Le secret dans la magie rituelle médiévale - J.-P. Boudet, La postérité des condamnations de la magie à Paris en 1398 - M. Montesano, «Herbae et venena». Le... more
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is an inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with no cure at present. The allopathic drugs available for its treatment are associated with serious side effects which may worsen the... more
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Magnifiquement enluminé au XVe siècle, le ms. Latin 9333 de la BnF contient les traductions latine et allemande d’un manuel de santé arabe, le Kitâb Taqwim assihha, composé au XIe siècle par un médecin de Bagdad, Ibn Butlân. Conformément... more
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Recto: "Some people have called it hellebore; it is a little shrub with very tiny little leaves; it is taken as an antidote against poisons and for disorders in patients’ liver."
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The Voynich Manuscript is a fifteenth-century illustrated cipher manuscript. In this overview of recent approaches to the Voynich Manuscript, we summarize and evaluate current work on the language that underlies this document. We provide... more
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Learn more about the plant made famous by Harry Potter through this interview to Alain Touwaide by Peggy Mihelich, AAAS MemberCentral Program Director (2'23").
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"Dr. Dominic Olariu (Kunsthistorisches Institut, Philipps-Universität Marburg) 08.11.2013-09.11.2013, Philipps-Universität Marburg Deadline: 27.04.2013 „Naturwissenschaft und Illustration im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert“ Abstract... more
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