[Sca-cooks] humoral theory references in music and lit et

[Stefan li Rous]

  Magdalena asked:
> I'd love a copy of your handout when you're finished with it!
Well, if Iasmin and Hauviette are willing, I'd like to consider such an 
article or even the class notes if they will stand alone without the 
class for inclusion in the Florilegium. Then you could get it there. :-)

Iasmin, there are these files in the FOOD section of the Florilegium, 
but I'm not sure that there is much there which will be new to you.
humorl-theory-bib (16K)  1/ 8/01    A biblio. by Thomas Gloning on the 
period
                                        theories of humors and dietetics.
humorl-theory-msg (37K)  5/10/02    Concepts of medieval Humoral Theory.
Stefan
> Gaylin Walli wrote:
> Dame Hauviette d'Anjou and I were asked if we would teach a class on
> humoral theory and feast preparation at Middle Kingdom Coronation,
> this coming September's end. We have numerous references we're working
> with from sources like Galen, Avicenna, the Tacuinum Sanitatis,
> Hipocrates, and others of the same ilk. What we could use help with
> are references in some of the more literary sources, like poems and
> music, Shakespeare (that great scene between Petrucccio and Katharine,
> perhaps), or other such works. Do you know of some? Would you be
> willing to share? Any leads would be helpful here, especially if
> they're somewhere we've not thought of!
>
> Iasmin
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