1. Erakusketa: Edible Plants from the Americas
  2. Kredituak
Erakusketa

Edible Plants from the Americas

Kredituak

All illustrations come from the collections of the library of the Real Jardín Botánico (RJB-CSIC) of Madrid, Spain. The digitised book collection encompasses all aspects of botany and related subjects, including horticulture, ecology, natural history, taxonomy, forestry and more.

The collection primarily presents content dating from the invention of the printing press (in the middle of the 15th century) up to the beginning of the XXth century. It is mainly focused on the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Macaronesia, North Africa, the Mediterranean region and Latin America.

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This exhibition was created as part of the CEF-project Linking Biodiversity and Culture Information (LinBi)

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Exhibition created by:

Curators:
Félix Alonso (RJB-CSIC)
María del Carmen Peña-Chocarro (RJB-CSIC)

Editors:
María del Carmen Peña-Chocarro (RJB-CSIC)
Martin Gordon (RBB)

Producer:
Małgorzata Szynkielewska (Europeana Foundation)

Further Reading

PRIMARY SOURCES:

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Kapituluak

Familiar food from far-off places The papaya – fruit of the angels Ice cream, biodiesel and the custard apple Not poisonous after all – the tomato The spice of life – chilli and pepper Learning to love the potato Cassava, cake and cyanide God’s food – cocoa Peanuts from Peru The essential cereal – corn Spiky but sweet – the prickly pear Kredituak