The essay reflects on the tradition of tacuina sanitatis as a cultural tool for the dissemination of the best behavioral and dietary practices. The images in the text are a health handbook, but also an emblem of the medieval cosmological conception; even if it seems like a secular reading, with very few religious elements, it becomes an expression of the theological thought of the time, indicating nature as a manifestation of divine Creation and a remedy for the disease of the body and soul of man.
Il saggio riflette sulla tradizione dei tacuina sanitatis come strumento culturale per la diffusione delle migliori pratiche di tipo comportamentale e dietetico. Le immagini del testo sono un prontuario salutistico, ma anche emblema della concezione cosmologica medievale; seppure sembri una lettura laica, con pochissimi elementi religiosi, diventa espressione del pensiero teologico del tempo, indicando la natura come manifestazione della Creazione divina e rimedio alla malattia del corpo e dell’anima dell’uomo.
Stroppa, F., Immagini, ricette e salute nei Tacuina sanitatis, in The search for wellbeing and health between Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, (Cordoba, 06-07 September 2022), Archeopress, Oxford (UK) 2023: 161-173. [10.2307/jj.15136057.15] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/271755]
Immagini, ricette e salute nei Tacuina sanitatis
Stroppa, Francesca
2023
Abstract
The essay reflects on the tradition of tacuina sanitatis as a cultural tool for the dissemination of the best behavioral and dietary practices. The images in the text are a health handbook, but also an emblem of the medieval cosmological conception; even if it seems like a secular reading, with very few religious elements, it becomes an expression of the theological thought of the time, indicating nature as a manifestation of divine Creation and a remedy for the disease of the body and soul of man.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.