Medieval Herbals or Oasis

Medieval Herbals: The Illustrative Traditions

Author: Minta Collins

Medieval Herbals: The Illustrative Traditions is a new, wide-ranging and generously illustrated study of manuscript herbals produced between 600 - 1450. The book examines the two principal herbal traditions of Classical descent: the Dioscorides manuscripts in Greek, Arabic, and Latin and the Latin Herbarius of Apulcius Platonicus. It shows how, from 1300, the illustrations of the de herbis Traetatus treatises, the first of which was British Library, MS. Egerton 747, showed a new observation of nature, paving the way in the fifteenth century for French Livres des Simples and the magnificent plant paintings of later Italian Herbals. Medieval Herbals provides one of the few syntheses in English of existing research on the subject and also addresses issues of dating, location, production and ownership of the individual codices. Minta Collins demonstrates how many herbals were not only codices for medical scholars but expensively illustrated books for bibliophiles, of equal interest to students of manuscripts, to historians of medicine and botany, and to art historians.

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Oasis: A Spa for Body and Soul

Author: Eva Marie Everson

A warm relaxing bubble bath. Exquisitely scented candles. Your favorite music. Big soft fluffy towels. Creamy moisturizers. What are you waiting for?

It's so easy to let the busyness of life distract you from taking good care of yourself. Your body and your soul need daily care. Oasis will help you restore order, beauty, and vitality with fresh ideas that regenerate and replenish your outward appearance as well as your inner being. It goes beyond beauty tips to help you nourish your spirit. God designed you to be beautiful, and Oasis will help you understand and enhance that God-given beauty-inside and out.

Table of Contents:

A Note from the Author     9
The Body Beautiful     13
Bath and Shower Products     25
Naptime, Bedtime, and Time Away     33
Spas and Salons     51
Massage     67
Skin Protection     79
Skin Exfoliation     95
Moisturizer     107
The Face     119
Eyes, the Window to the Soul     133
The Old Kisser     147
Hands and Feet     161
Fragrance     177
Fashion     187
Staying Fit for the Journey     205
A Final Word about the Body Beautiful     215
Notes     217