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Between east and west : the Moluccas and the traffic in spices up to the arrival of Europeans / R. A. Donkin.
Lippincott Library HD9210.I53 M353 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Donkin, R. A.
- Series:
- Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society 0065-9738 ; v. 248.
- Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, 0065-9738 ; v. 248
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spice trade--Indonesia--Maluku--History--To 1500.
- Spice trade.
- Clove trade--Indonesia--Maluku--History--To 1500.
- Clove trade.
- Nutmeg industry--Indonesia--Maluku--History--To 1500.
- Nutmeg industry.
- Sandalwood trade--Indonesia--Maluku--History--To 1500.
- Sandalwood trade.
- History.
- Indonesia--Maluku.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 274 pages, 1 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations (1 color), maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 2003.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Nature, Nomenclature, and Discovery of the Moluccas by Europeans
- Natural History 1
- The Clove: Eugenia caryophyllus 1
- Description and Distribution 1
- Biology and Ecology 4
- Yield and Preparation 6
- The Nutmeg: Myristica fragrans 7
- Description and Distribution 7
- Biology and Ecology 12
- Yield and Preparation 13
- Sandalwood: Santalum album 13
- Description and Distribution 13
- Biology and Ecology 17
- Yield and Preparation 18
- Scientific Nomenclature 19
- Folk Nomenclature 20
- Discovery of the Moluccas by Europeans 24
- Chapter 2 India
- Age and Area 47
- Use of Moluccan Spices 56
- Aromata 56
- Materia Medica 58
- Farther India: India extra Gangem 59
- Language 60
- Legend 60
- Toponyms 61
- Sanskritic Inscriptions 62
- Tamil Literature, Coins, and Inscriptions 64
- Religion 67
- Motivation 70
- Chapter 3 The Arabo-Persian World
- Maluku and the Spice Islands 87
- Supply of Moluccan Spices 89
- Use of Moluccan Spices 93
- Aromata 93
- Materia Medica 94
- Chapter 4 The Medieval West
- Spices and Aromata 105
- Supply 105
- Means of Dispersal and Centers of Consumption 108
- Byzantium and the Asiatic Antecedents of s 111
- Introduction of Cloves to Northern Europe in the Early Middle Ages 116
- Use of Moluccan Spices 120
- Food and Wine 120
- Materia Medica 121
- Trade in Moluccan Spices 124
- Chapter 5 China and South East Asia
- People and Ships 143
- China 151
- The Yueh, the K'un-lun and Fu-nan 153
- Aromata 155
- Clove 156
- Nutmeg 159
- Sandalwood 160
- Indonesia 162
- Before Sri Vijaya 162
- Sri Vijaya 163
- Java: Kadiri, Singhasari, Majapahit 164
- Regional Trade 165
- Use of Clove, Nutmeg and Sandalwood 173
- Persons 241
- Places and Regions 247
- Biological Categories: Orders to Species 257
- Ethnics 259
- Titles of Works Quoted in the Text 263.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-238) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0871692481
- OCLC:
- 52086531
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