Abstract
AbstractCoral features among thenaturaliain the Cabinets of Curiosities in which, from the sixteenth century onwards, nobles and wealthy people exhibited their exotic riches and jewels. Petrus Hispanus (c.1215–77), consecrated Pope John XXI, was also a doctor. This paper surveys the importance of coral as an amulet and a medicine in Petrus Hispanus’ work within the folklore and the medical traditions of the time and in the framework of ancient lithotherapy, bringing the therapeutic use of coral into relationship with its chemical compound calcium carbonate.
Full Text 
Sign-in/Register to access full text options
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Published version (
Free)
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
