The Classical Accounts of India c13.4

c13.4

A full bibliography of the manuscripts and published texts are given by Schoff on pp 17-21 of his translation Schoff also adds elaborate notes on the various articles of merchandise mentioned in the text These consist, in addition to well-known cereals, textiles, and gems and precious stones of various kinds, of a number of Indian drugs and perfumes, which were known in Europe at a very early date and a detailed account of them is given in the *History of Plants* by Theophrastus The general nature of these can be easily gathered from a dictionary