Article ID: CBB001321127

Petrus Magni and the History of Fresh-Water Aquaculture in the Later Middle Ages (2014)

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In 1520 the Bridgettine priest Petrus Magni (1460--1534), wrote a manual on agriculture. The manuscript, in Late Old Swedish, is to a large extent taken from Columella's De re rustica with many additions. At the end of the manual there is a brief chapter on making and keeping ponds for crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and tench (Tinca tinca). Aquaculture, with keeping and breeding fish in artificial ponds, was probably an innovation that became established in secular and monastic environments in Sweden in the fifteenth century. The text is to some extent based on Petrus's own experience and provides rare knowledge of pond-breeding of cyprinids in Scandinavia in late Medieval times. Petrus's account is the oldest known manual on fish-breeding in northern Europe. This brief manual is compared with manuals on fish culture by the Bohemian Bishop Janus Dubravius (1486--1553) and Polish nobleman Olbrycht Strumie ski (d. 1609) published in 1547 and 1573 respectively.

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Authors & Contributors
Giuliano Pinto
Alberto Malvolti
Karl Bruno
Orton, David C.
Barrett, James H.
Winiwarter, Verena
Concepts
Science and culture
Agriculture
Science and religion
Environmental history
Environment
Water
Time Periods
16th century
15th century
Medieval
17th century
Early modern
18th century
Places
Italy
Europe
Tuscany (Italy)
England
London (England)
Florence (Italy)
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