Lara de Mérode, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgique)
This conference examines the notion and presence of “wonders” in pharmaco-botanical treatises, or herbarii, during the Romanesque period. Starting from the question of the meaning of “wonder” in this field of natural history, a reflection will follow on the presence not only of plants but also of other elements associated with them such as mythical characters, remedies or techniques and rituals. These come from old conceptions, often marked by paganism, which were preserved in the written or illustrated tradition associated with the art of healing, despite the Christian context in which they are found.