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    Treating Swollen Glands and Skin Conditions: A Small Sheet of Medical Recipes (P.Mich. inv. 6803b)

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    Edition of a small papyrus sheet with four medical recipes for the treatment of inflamed glands and of carbuncle, dating to the second half of the first century BCE - early first century CE. The recipe against carbuncle can be identified in a passage of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History, whereas the other recipes share similarities with preparations ascribed to the physician Apollonios Mys and with one prescription included in Aelius Promotus’ Dynameron

    Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt: Die Papyri Brünnow

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    The article retraces the acquistitions of papyri by the University Library of Heidelberg through the Deutsches Papyruskartell, starting from the donation by Rudolf Ernst Brünnow (1858-1917). Archival documents allow to identify the inventory numbers acquired as well as dealers and provenance of the papyri

    Portrait of a man

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    Head and shoulders portrait of a man; possibly W. Graham Claytor, acting Secretary of Transportation, June to August 1979

    Assessing the George W. Bush Presidency: A Tale of Two Terms

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    In one of the first volumes assessing the full two terms of the George W. Bush presidency, Wroe and Herbert have gathered the work of leading American and European scholars. In fifteen succinct and incisive chapters, authorities such as Jim Pfiffner, John Maltese, Graham Wilson and Alan Gitelson offer assessments of the Bush administration's successes and failures. Extensive attention is paid to Bush's foreign policy, including 'The War on Terror' but the focus is broadened to absorb not only the Bush Doctrine and its repercussions, but also his trade and homeland security policies. The president's domestic leadership in economics and social policy is investigated, as are his dealings as president with the other institutions of the U.S. political system. The result is a comprehensive guide to the Bush presidency and its legacy

    Petition to a Praepositus Pagi

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