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História Natural do ananás. Difusão e classificação de um prodígio da flora americana 1493-1753
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From the Americas to the Philippines
Publication . Nobre de Carvalho, Teresa; CHAM - Centro de Humanidades
Originating in South America, the pineapple -Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.- underwent a lengthy domestication process. Since ancient times, the Native Americans had taken it with them on their migrations and valued the sweetness of its pulp, its medicinal properties, and the quality of its fibre. Much later it was described by Spanish chronicles in Central America and observed by European travellers and missionaries along the Brazilian coast. From the 1560s, the fruit was transported by the Portuguese from Brazil to East Africa and the West coast of India, and from here it was later transferred to other parts of Asia. In the 1580s, the Spanish introduced the species into the Philippines from the New World. This work focuses on the importance that pineapple cultivation has attained in the tropics, especially in the Philippines; it highlights the success that fabrics and embroidery made from fibres extracted from the pineapple achieved in the late sixteenth century; it demonstrates how the introduction of a foreign vegetable species into the Philippines has today resulted in an industry that supports local farmers in the sustainable production of raw materials, providing a means of production for artisans in the region and contributing to the success of a circular economy on a global scale
Flores, pássaros e insetos
Publication . Nobre de Carvalho, Teresa; CHAM - Centro de Humanidades
O presente ensaio pretende analisar o modelo gráfico que António Pessoa2 usou para ilustrar a «Orthographia pratica…», dando particular relevo aos motivos de flora e fauna utilizados. Procura, desta forma, contribuir para melhor conhecer as fontes documentais a que Pessoa recorreu, clarificar o modelo de trabalho que privilegiou e contribuir para esclarecer os objetivos de tão invulgar empreendimento. Sendo uma obra amplamente suportada por autoridades das matérias focadas, a singularidade de «Orthografia pratica…» decorre, do nosso ponto de vista, do seu cuidado grafismo.
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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SFRH/BPD/119899/2016