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The Historical Apothecary Compendium: A Guide to Terms and Symbols
Daniel A. Goldstein
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Description for The Historical Apothecary Compendium: A Guide to Terms and Symbols
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 331 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: WCN; WCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. Weight in Grams: 1684.
This comprehensive, illustrated handbook is intended for collectors of apothecary bottles and other pharmaceutical and medical paraphernalia, covering artifacts likely to appear in North America and the United Kingdom from early Colonial times through approximately 1920. The book contains by far the largest compendium of terms used on apothecary bottles and other wares, comprising over 10,000 entries. Introductory materials provide instructions for use of the compendium, a concise history of apothecary containers and labels, and definitions and discussions of archaic terms for apothecary processes, weights and measures, therapeutic actions, and disease states. Appendices cover apothecary Latin, alchemy and alchemical symbols, ... Read more
This comprehensive, illustrated handbook is intended for collectors of apothecary bottles and other pharmaceutical and medical paraphernalia, covering artifacts likely to appear in North America and the United Kingdom from early Colonial times through approximately 1920. The book contains by far the largest compendium of terms used on apothecary bottles and other wares, comprising over 10,000 entries. Introductory materials provide instructions for use of the compendium, a concise history of apothecary containers and labels, and definitions and discussions of archaic terms for apothecary processes, weights and measures, therapeutic actions, and disease states. Appendices cover apothecary Latin, alchemy and alchemical symbols, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1594g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764349263
SKU
V9780764349263
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About Daniel A. Goldstein
Daniel A. Goldstein is a physician, medical toxicologist, and clinical pharmacologist with a life-long interest in collecting apothecary wares and a longstanding fascination with apothecary terminology.
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