The flora of the Assyrian monuments and its outcomes (1894)
Bonavia, Emanuel, 1826-1908 · Westminster, A. Constable · leaf 51
But takinginto consideration the natural history of this plant,and its importance as a food, wherever it can begrown, or can be imported, we shall see that thegreat probability is that the Assyrians, or the Baby-lonians, zvere acquainted with it. Indeed, it would bedifficult to make out what else… … Fig. 9.—From Bottas Monuments de Ninive. a. PL 113, Tome II. c. PI. 6i, Tome I. d. PL 64, b. PL 146, ,, e. PL 65, The history of the banana, according to ProfessorDe Candolle, is interesting ; more especially as I am i6 FLORA OF THE not aware that its plant is shown anywhere on thesculptures. We…
Assyro-Babylonian religion · Botany -- History · Sculpture, Assyro-Babylonian
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