The Jagiellonian University Museum of Pharmacy: A maiolica jar inscribed “Conf. Alkermes Compl.” and the history of the medication
The Jagiellonian University Museum of Pharmacy: A maiolica jar inscribed “Conf. Alkermes Compl.” and the history of the medication
Author(s): Zbigniew BelaSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Visual Arts, 19th Century, Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: museum; pharmacy; antique; maiolica; vessel; decoration; medication; Alkermes; kermes; cochineal;
Summary/Abstract: The article consists of four elements: description of the jar (type, character of decoration, provenance etc.), explanation of the inscription (the name of a former multi-ingredient medication), information about its principal ingredient (kermes and its substitutes: cochineal and Polish cochineal), and the history of the medication (from antiquity to the end of the 19th century).
Journal: Opuscula Musealia
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 231-240
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
