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Botánica Médica de Misiones (collection of texts)

Collection - Estate

Material:

A handwritten manuscript with texts in Spanish and Guaraní. The Spanish text is a transcription of Pedro de Montenegro's treatise on herbal medicine, “La botánica Médica de Misiones”. The accompanying text in Guaraní refers to medicinal plants and was written around 1795.

Keywords: Botany, Ethnology