The Book of Agriculture supposed of Ibn Wāfid / al-Nahrāwī: new remarks on its authorship
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History of agriculture, History of science, Middle Ages, Andalusí period
Abstract
During the Middle Ages, a blooming in agricultural knowledge take place. As a result, a number of treatises on agriculture were impressed. Some of these books are of unknown author, in particular, a compilation of agricultural recipes from grecobyzantines books, with few original contributions. In this paper this treatise is studied, specially its links with previous references and its following traces. A discussion on its possible authors is included as well. Although there are still some doubts about it, the name of an author can be defend: Albumaharan Abencenif, the andalusí agricultural scholar quoted by Herrera in his book.Downloads
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2005-01-01
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Guzmán Álvarez J. R. (2005). The Book of Agriculture supposed of Ibn Wāfid / al-Nahrāwī: new remarks on its authorship . Anaquel de Estudios Árabes, 16, 83-124. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ANQE/article/view/ANQE0505110083A
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