Category Archives: Scholia

Sturtevant’s Notes on Edible Plants

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Swany

Archive.org: “Hempseed was served fried for dessert by the ancients. In Russia, Poland and neighboring countries, the peasants are extremely fond of parched hempseed and it is eaten even by the nobility.” Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant’s Notes on Edible … Continue reading →

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salamander

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Swany

Online Etymology Dictionary: “salamander: mid-14c., ‘a legendary lizard-like creature that can live in fire,’ from O.Fr. salamandre (12c.), from L. salamandra, from Gk. salamandra, probably of eastern origin. The application to an actual amphibian is first recorded 1610s. Aristotle, and … Continue reading →

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Neuf Pantagruelion

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Swany

Yann Seitek’s Flickr: “Certains spécialistes reconnaissent dans l’arbre au premier plan celui qui produit le fruit appelé ‘Monnaie-bocse’ et dont parle Denys de Troyes dans son Neuf Pantagruelion: ‘Vous saurez ici que monnaie-bocse séchée et vidée de sa chair et … Continue reading →

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Gargantua’s mouth

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Swany

As You Like It, Act 3, Scene 2.: ROSALIND Alas the day! what shall I do with my doublet and hose? What did he when thou sawest him? What said he? How looked he? Wherein went he? What makes him … Continue reading →

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Ivy funnel

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Swany

Google Books: Shakespeare, As You Like It, A New Variorum Edition, Edited by Horace Howard Furness, Volume 8. Philadelphia: Lippencott, 1890. If it be true, that good wine needs no bufh [bush], ’tis true, that a good play needes no … Continue reading →

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Diderot Encyclopedia: Corderie

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Swany
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Diderot Encyclopedia: Economie rustique

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Swany

Culture et Travail du Chanvre Diderot Encyclopedia, Complete Illustrations

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Cockaigne

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Swany

Wikipedia, : “Cockaigne or Cockayne is a medieval mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand and where the harshness of medieval peasant life does not … Continue reading →

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Rabelais, pantagruelion & utopia

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Swany

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: “This thesis addresses the problems of intoxication and utopia in Gargantua and Le Tiers Livre…. Next, a survey of sources contemporary to Rabelais demonstrates his knowledge of both cannabis intoxication and the plant’s widespread use and … Continue reading →

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Lost knowledge: ropes and knots

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Swany

Low-tech Magazine: “Ropes and knots are among the most ancient and useful technologies ever developed by man, predating the wheel, the axe and probably also the use of fire. Today, they are fast on their way to become an obsolete … Continue reading →

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