Walafrid Strabo

Hortulus

Verse description of a monastery garden and its plants' medicinal properties

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Walafrid Strabo
Walafrid Strabo

Carolingian monk and poet whose Hortulus is a charming Latin poem about his garden. He also produced important biblical commentaries and edited Einhard's Life of Charlemagne.

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