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Katelynn Robinson

The Sense of Smell in the Middle Ages

A Source of Certainty

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Odors, including those of incense, spices, cooking, and refuse, were both ubiquitous and meaningful in central and late medieval Western Europe. The significance of the sense of smell is evident in scholastic Latin texts, most of which are untranslated and unedited by modern scholars. Between the late eleventh and thirteenth century, medieval scholars developed a logical theory of the workings of the sense of smell based on Greek and Arabic learning. In the thirteenth through fifteenth century, medical authors detailed practical applications of smell theory and these were communicated to individuals and governing authorities by the medical pr… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-429-81594-2
  • EAN: 9780429815942
  • Produktnummer: 32592177
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
  • Seitenangabe: 238 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 19'796 KB
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor


Katelynn Robinson completed her PhD at the University of Missouri. Her current research focuses on the importance of the sense of smell in medieval culture.

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