Incense in medicine: an early medieval perspective
Claire Burridge
The production, use, and meaning of incense represent relatively untapped areas study within early medieval history. In this article, I present evidence for the medical use in Carolingian world. Using a sample eighth‐ ninth‐century manuscripts, analyse recipes, investigating their contexts ingredients, as well itself an ingredient remedies. This not only suggests that was understood multipurpose substance, but also offers new window into exploring knowledge practice relates to sacralization medicine period.
Early Medieval Europe