2004-10-09
O tremer da Parkinsonia
Fotografío flor e froitos da Parkinsonia aculeata, tamén coñecida como Espiño de Xerusalén. Chego a casa e busco a orixe do nome, o que me leva ate John Parkinson, botánico inglés do século XVI, do que atopo esta ilustración. O texto que a acompaña fai que trema de pracer:
The title-page depicts Adam and Eve dressing the Garden of Eden, and gathering, respectively, fruits and herbs for their food. It shows the Garden bringing forth plenty under Gods gaze. In the background, one can make out the mythical Scythian or vegetable lamb, an animal which grew and propagated itself like a plant, and which ate the grass surrounding the single root which anchored it to the earth. This creature was felt by some botanists to provide a link between animals and plants, and was described by Parkinson in his Theatrum botanicum"
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Al parecer, en la Edad Media alguien asoció el algodoncillo que soltaban unos helechos con un cordero vegetal, quimera que explicaría no pocos pasajes bíblicos. |
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