Mercedes del Cura González Affiliation: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (España) Biography: Mercedes del Cura González es licenciada en Geografía e Historia por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, doctora por la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha y profesora del área de Historia de la Ciencia del Departamento de de Ciencias Médicas de esa Universidad. Ha sido miembro del Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Albacete y, en la actualidad, forma parte del Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas situado en esa misma ciudad. Desarrolla su labor investigadora en al ámbito de la historia de la medicina, de la psiquiatría y de la discapacidad, con especial atención al estudio de las problemáticas médicas y socio-culturales de la infancia. |
Publication year: 2011 Language: Spanish Subjects: History of Science Collection: Estudios sobre la Ciencia |
Abstract:
This book presents the edited original Catalan text of Joanot Valero's manual of dyeing together with its Spanish translation. Valero was a craftsman native to Sarrión (a town in Aragon near the southern border with the ancient kingdom of Valencia). The manual is a recipe book for the dyeing of woollen cloth, with over a hundred formulas for the application of dyes and cleaning fluids, and treatment of the effects on the health of the artisans. It shares points in common with the manuals of late medieval Italy dyers, but takes a more practical approach, since the author compiled the recipes for his own use. This is an outstanding example of the so-called Fachliteratur (technical literature on craft trades) from medieval and Renaissance Iberia, and particularly Catalonia, which is a unique testimony of its type and age.
Physical Description : 368 p. : il. ; 21 cm
ISBN: 978-84-00-09350-1
eISBN: 978-84-00-09351-8
Publication: Madrid : Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2011
Reference CSIC: 11949
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