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THE SPICE ROAD
EDUCATIONAL ROUTE
I. MEDICINAL PLANTS
AND THEIR USE
II. THE APPLIED ARTS
IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINAL PLANTS:
BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
ON PAPER, CERAMIC AND GLASS
III. THE SPICE ROUTES
IV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE
RESERVATIONS
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The spice routes
The visit takes you on a trip through
history
from the
homelands of the spices
, along the routes they followed as they were
transported
around the world. These include the ancient
Mediterranean routes
, the
Silk Road
, the routes of the
Italian maritime republics
across
Africa
, and the arrival of new spices from the
American continent
. The planisphere in one of the museum rooms indicates the
origin of the spices
that are still used in our daily lives.
THE ORIGINS OF SPICES >>
The Silk Road >>
The Transafrican Route >>
Middle Ages >>
The discovery of America >>
Pepper >>
Camphor >>
Aloe: the marvellous juice from Africa >>
Cinnamon >>
Tobacco and the discovery of the New World >>
Cacao and the civilisations of Central America >>
Incense and myrrh >>
Opium >>
Cloves >>