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Maize according to Leonhart Fuchs

Posted on 7 February 2023 by carlton_bach

Another post in the intermittent series about the impact of the Columbian exchange in Germany. This is the entry on maize (Zea mays) in Leonhart Fuchs 1543 New Kreüterbuch: Of Turkish Corn (Türckischem Korn) Names: The present plant was also … Continue reading →

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Chilis in a Sixteenth-Century Garden

Posted on 4 February 2023 by carlton_bach

Today’s post will continue in the vein of earlier ones on the Columbian exchange in the German kitchen by looking at what Leonhart Fuchs says about “Indian pepper” in his 1543 New Kreüterbuch: Of Indian pepper (Cap CCLXXXI) Names: Indian … Continue reading →

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