W artykule omówiono motyw torcular Christi występujący w poezji barokowej. Mistyczna tłocznia ma proweniencję starotestamentową, a tradycji chrześcijańskiej łączy się z Viae Dolorosae. religijnej XVII w. ujawnia porównaniu krwi Chrystusa do soku wyciśniętego prasie owocu winorośli i jest wykorzystywana kreowaniu barokowego obrazu makabrycznej Męki Chrystusa. Obecność symbolika tego motywu zosta...

This article surveys the ethnobotany of Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. in the Middle East from various aspects: historical, religious, philological, literary, linguistic, as well as pharmacological, among Muslims, Jews, and Christians. It is suggested that this is the only tree species considered "holy" by Muslims (all the individuals of the species are sanctified by religion) in addition to...

Cytotoxic activity of gaillardin, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Inula oculus-christi L. (Asteraceae), was assessed in the human breast adenocarcinoma cell line MCF-7, human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG-2, human non-small cell lung carcinoma cell line A-549, and human colon adenocarcinoma cell line HT-29, resulting in IC50 values of 6.37, 6.20, 4.76, and 1.81 microg/mL, respec...

ABSTRACT. The recent research focused on the green synthesis of silicon dioxide nanoparticles, SiO2@Cellulose Zizyphus Spina-Christi nanocomposites, and L-Arginine@SiO2@Cellulose nanocomposites using cellulose as a new polymeric surfactant. structures nanoparticles were characterized by different spectroscopy microscopy techniques. Nanoparticles utilized to determine concentration chromium, cad...

The study of the illumination MS 45 (vol. 1), preserved in library Corpus Christi College Cambridge, has made it possible to attribute his illustrative apparatus hand illuminator from Toulouse, active around middle fourteenth century, designated as Master Avignon Decretum for having illuminated ms. 659 Municipal Library Avignon, containing precisely text Gratiani