Great Folk Medicine Book from Poljica (Bratulic's Folk Medicine Book)

The paper presents a folk recipe collection manuscript written by an unknown author in Poljica area, in the 18th century. It is owned by the philologist, historian of literature and bibliophile, Josip Bratulic. Therefore, the author suggests that this recipe collection should bear the name Great fol...

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Published inActa medico-historica adriatica : AMHA Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 89
Main Author Kujundžić, Nikola
Format Journal Article
LanguageCroatian
Published Croatia 01.07.2020
Subjects
Croatia
History, 18th Century
Manuscripts, Medical as Topic - history
Medicine, Traditional - history
Pharmacopoeias as Topic - history
Croatia
Poljica
Bratulic’s recipe collection
folk recipe collection
folk medicine
18th century
Croatia
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Summary:The paper presents a folk recipe collection manuscript written by an unknown author in Poljica area, in the 18th century. It is owned by the philologist, historian of literature and bibliophile, Josip Bratulic. Therefore, the author suggests that this recipe collection should bear the name Great folk medicine book from Poljica (Bratulic's folk medicine book). The manuscript is written in Latin script and Croatian language. It consists of 288 pages written in black ink and contains more than 1,100 recipes making it one of the largest known manuscripts. Although well preserved, a small part of it is unreadable. Most recommended recipes are for treating humans and domestic animals, while several recipes contain household tips. The abundance of its content, expressions, and healing instructions add this recipe collection to other similar manuscripts of this region, which create precious part of the Croatian medical, pharmaceutical, and cultural heritage.
ISSN:1334-6253
DOI:10.31952/amha.18.1.5