Excerpt from Pharmacopeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London from 1851
Item
Title
Excerpt from Pharmacopeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London from 1851
Subject
Pharmacopeia; book; London; British; Victorian; Medicine
Description
This is an excerpt from the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London from 1851 which was the last edition published before the creation of the British Pharmecopia in 1864.
This page is an example of how attempted to create standard practices, by breaking down and explaining the different weight and liquid measurements that will be used in the following recipes.
This page is an example of how attempted to create standard practices, by breaking down and explaining the different weight and liquid measurements that will be used in the following recipes.
Creator
Royal College of Physicians of London, illustrations by Richard Phillips
Date
1851
Place
London, England
Type
Excerpt from book
Source
Wellcome Collection
Information from the description taken from:
Anderson, Stuart. “Pharmacy and Empire: The ‘British Pharmacopoeia’ as an Instrument of Imperialism 1864 to 1932.” Pharmacy in History 52, no. 3/4 (2010): 112–21.
Information from the description taken from:
Anderson, Stuart. “Pharmacy and Empire: The ‘British Pharmacopoeia’ as an Instrument of Imperialism 1864 to 1932.” Pharmacy in History 52, no. 3/4 (2010): 112–21.
Publisher
Highley and Son, Royal College of Physicians of London
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Book, page 1, 23cm
Contributor
Nixie Young
