Men treading grapes to make a sour wine the manuscript calls an astringent drink. The text say
Men treading grapes to make a sour wine the manuscript calls an astringent drink. The text says that the drink is nutritious for the stomach, beneficial for one stricken by indigestion, can age for many years if not used and it will still be good.Folio from a Materia Medica/Khawass al-Ashjarr of Dioscorides, produced in late Abbasid Iraq, dated A.H. 621/ A.D. 1224.Source: Met Museum -- source link
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