Heyd (_Com._ II. p. 675) says in a note: ‘Il rsulte de l”ensemble de ce
passage que les matires dsignes par Marco Polo sous le nom de “espodie”
(spodium) taient des scories mtalliques; en gnral, le mot spodium
dsigne les rsidus de la combustion des matires vgtales ou des os (de
l”ivoire).’–H. C.]
August 23, 2006
Heyd (_Com
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