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RefNoAP/80/13
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'The Assyrian herbal' by R Campbell Thompson
Date1923
DescriptionThompson presents a detailed survey of ancient Assyrian vegetables based on his studies of Assyrian medical texts and fragments of cuneiform plant lists.

Subject: Botany / Chemistry / History

Received 1 October 1923. Read 20 March 1924. Communicated by W B [William Bate] Hardy.

A version of this paper was published by Thompson as 'The Assyrian Herbal: a monograph on the Assyrian vegetable drugs' (London: Luzac, 1924).
Extent317p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8234Hardy; Sir; William Bate (1864 - 1934)1864 - 1934
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