Body preservation in the Middle Ages: natural and artificial mummies
This research focuses on cases of natural and artificial mummification from the Early to Late Middle Ages in Italy and Europe. Particular attention is placed on the bodies of saints, popes and kings which – for devotional or practical purposes, such as the public exposure of the bodies – required em...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biological Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/10176 |