Art and Heritage Online Database

Collection: School of Pharmacy Collection
Object Type: Ephemera: School of Pharmacy
Artist/Maker: Thom, Robert
Place Made: Unknown
Date: Unknown
Media/Materials: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sight seen 38.5 x 29.5 cm dia. (57.2 x 47 cm)
Classification: Reproduction

Description:

A history of pharmacy in pictures print. Egypt 1500 BC. Most learned professions were practiced by priests in the temples. Their knowledge of drugs and compounding are preserved in documents such as the papyrus ebers.

Object Number: ABDRG10956