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Speaker: Daniel Margócsy Location: Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, 00187 Roma & Zoom

Snakes, Worms, and Finding God in Kerala: The Origins of the Hortus malabaricus

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Date: May 4, 2022
Time: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Daniel Margócsy
Location: Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, 00187 Roma & Zoom
Contact: boehm@biblhertz.it

This talk examines the origins of Hendrik Rheede tot Drakesteyn’s Hortus malabaricus, one of the first luxurious Dutch encyclopedias of natural history, and especially the role of the discalced carmelite monk Matthew of St Joseph in the production of the text and the images. [more]