So hot off the press it is still warm! An Ancient Mesopotamian Herbal by Barbara Boeck, Shahina Ghazanfar, and Mark Nesbitt. In bookshops very soon press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book… #histmed #pharmhist

BSHP Madrid…

Day 4 of the #ISHNRennes2023 meeting. A full day of symposia : 'Neurology & Edvard Munch', a BSHP joint symposium on pharmacology (with BSHP president Chris Duffin), 'Electricity & the brain' and 'Neurology in Early Cinema'.

Une publication du Pr Olivier Lafont à retrouver dans le dernier numéro de la Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie, qui nous éclaire sur le personnage de Sylvius, ou Jacques Dubois.

#HistPharm #Histoiredelapharmacie #PharmHist

Dans le dernier n° de la Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, Nanno Bolt, Lauréat 2021 du prix Maurice Bouvet et Henri Bonnemain, s'intéresse à l'accessibilité aux remèdes pour les pauvres, pendant le bas Moyen Age, dans le territoire de l'Etat de Bourgogne.
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🚨Bourses de congrès 2024 - Résultat🚨

Après délibération, nous avons finalement décidé de financer 4 bourses !

Toutes nos félicitations aux boursier/ères qui participerons à ce congrès sous la bannière de la Société d'histoire de la pharmacie : ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#histpharm #pharmhist

This brass mortar is inscribed with the message 'Memento Mori Anno 1630' Perfect for grinding solids and remembering one's own mortality! (Norsk Folkemuseum) #mementomori #histmed #pharmhist

BSHP Not a real one, but a funny one. A fake apothecary sign, which looks more like a wizard, above a real pharmacy.
Langeais (Loire Valley), France

Excitedly crossed the road to have a quick look at the pharmacy jars on display in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society window. The museum within is an absolute treat to visit, highly recommend it! #London #histmed #pharmhist

'Chemist Dispensary'. Interesting postcard of the Dispensary staff of the RAMC in Sheffield, possibly 3rd Northern General or Wharncliffe War Hospital c.1916.
Jessica Meyer Dr Juliet M Roberts Carla-Jean Briony Hudson BSHP

Our exclusive vintage subject notebooks come in 4 different designs, each directly inspired by the Museum: Anatomy, Apothecary, Herbalism, & Surgery.

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#VintageNotebook #Victoriana #HistoryLovers #PharmHist #MedHist #SciHist

It’s a year since that day when I was happily browsing the Victor Hoffbrand collection of drug jars in RCP museum as Storm Eunice arrived outside… #histmed #pharmhist #ceramics #delftware

A nice end-of-year present: the lead paper from our project 'Plants and minerals in Byzantine popular pharmacy. A new multidisciplinary approach' is out - and Open Access. Do take a look: doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.… #HistMed #PharmHist

On #InternationalMuseumsDay here's a blast from the past with some of our favourite #PharmHist collections - enjoy!

Day 9 #Archive30 ARA Scotland

#ArchiveCollection

One of our collections is this fantastic pharmaceutical group of items. All saved from the #Pharmacy department at Whitchurch Hospital

(All photos taken in 2016 at the End of an Era exhibition)

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Do join us for a special spring series of webinars on 'Mediterranean histories of medicinal plants' hosted by BSHP Royal Holloway History Department Kew Science Open to all and free! Great speakers and cutting edge work. Details and booking: bshp.org/events/

We are back! No plans today? Then come over for a visit and check out our new displays and skylight! For more info visit oldoperatingtheatre.com
#OldOpTheatre #HerbGarret #HistMed #PharmHist

The end of a busy day in Oxford, with BSHP lectures, a visit of the History of Science Museum museum, and a glimpse of the marvellous Bodleian Libraries/ Bodleian Libraries and Christ Church College / Christ Church

Starting the 2023 BSHP annual meeting with the wonders of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History & Pitt Rivers Museum museums was definitely a treat ! Thanks Briony Hudson for the organization & BSHP President, Chris Duffin, for the onsite lecture !