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Cured Meats in Ancient and Byzantine Sources: Ham, Bacon and Tuccetum [PDF]

, 2014
The present study discusses the role of salt-cured meat in dietetics, medicine and gastronomy demonstrated mainly in ancient and Byzantine medical (Galen, Oribasius, Aetius of Amida, Anthimus, Alexander of Tralles and Paul of Aegina) and agronomic ...
Jagusiak, Krzysztof, Kokoszko, Maciej, Rzeźnicka, Zofia   +2 more
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Pliny the Younger and the Art of Narration

Classica Cracoviensia, 2018
Pliny the Younger and the Art of Narration In this paper I try to examine some of Pliny’s well known letters as pieces of literary fiction. The main interest here is not the authenticity of facts presented, but some literary techniques that Pliny ...
Jacek Hajduk
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The ends of history? Jerome, Geruchia, and the Rhine crossings

Early Medieval Europe, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 71-93, February 2025.
This article revisits Jerome’s treatment of the Rhine crossings of 406 in his letter to the widow Geruchia, and the broader issue of breaching the Roman limes. It argues that his description of the events in Gaul and on the border was framed to fit his notion of the history of salvation.
Mateusz Fafinski
wiley   +1 more source

Cartas políticas da Dinastia de Avis: a arte de ditar o bem comum (século XV)

Revista Brasileira de História
RESUMO Este artigo pretende analisar algumas cartas escritas no século XV por personagens-chave da Dinastia de Avis. A epistolografia é uma área de estudos que vem crescendo nos últimos tempos e, apesar de ser herdeira das propostas do século XIX, cada ...
Maria Filomena Coelho
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An Unknown Letter by Maria Komornicka

Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne. Seria Literacka, 2013
The study presents an unpublished letter by Maria Komornicka, which the poet sent in July 1899 to her aunt, Aleksandra Oszacka. The epistolary communication, which contains several pieces of information about the life and activities of the poet living in
Mateusz Bourkane
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Front Cover and Publication Information, Volume 38 Issue 4 [PDF]

, 2005
Front cover and publication information for this ...

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Sidereal Messages: Print Letters in Restoration Astronomical Writing

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 47, Issue 1, Page 59-76, March 2024.
Abstract Astronomy, a paradigmatic observational discipline of early modern ‘science’, relied on epistolary communication for coordinating practitioners across the world, publishing discoveries and theories, and seeking their confirmation from other virtuosi.
Florian Klaeger
wiley   +1 more source

An unpublished manuscript of the correspondence of the doge of venice Francesco Donato to the podestà of the city of Buje (16th century) [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini
The 16th-century records produced by the office of the Venetian Doge comprise a rich collection of official documents. They were written according to the rules of ars dictaminis and represent important testimonies in the field of history, diplomacy ...
Pekić Radmilo B., Mitić Marija N.
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Polite like an Egyptian? Case Studies of ‘Politeness’ in the Late Ramesside Letters [PDF]

, 2016
The Late Ramesside Letters (LRL), a corpus of over 70 personal communications written in Late Egyptian, are one of the most complete letter collections from ancient Egypt (1099–1069 BC).
Ridealgh, Kim
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Coadunados pela estética? Fernando Pessoa e Francisco Costa [PDF]

Pessoa Plural
The magazine Athena, whose centenary of publication is celebrated in 2024, is generally remembered for the texts that Fernando Pessoa published in it, either as an author (in his own name or under his three major heteronyms) or as a translator.
Penteado, Flávio Rodrigo
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