Original scientific paper

Manuscript Herbal Glossaries in the Franciscan Monastery Library in Dubrovnik

Vinko J. Velnić ; Franciscan Monastery, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Abstract

The author points out the significance of the manuscript fund of the Fransciscan monastery in Dubrovnik. The fund contains 11 botanical manuscripts with herbal glossaries. The pharmacists of the Franciscan pharmacy are the authors of five manuscripts, whereas the six remaining are of different authorship.
Most of the glossaries (11) are bilingual: Italian and Croatian, with one glossary even trilingual: Croatian, Italian and Latin.
Devotion to pharmacy, natural sciences and lexicography inspired these men to create the glossaries.

Keywords

plants; botany; Franciscans; Dubrovnik

Hrčak ID:

240909

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/240909

Publication date:

30.6.1991.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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