The first Swedish Pharmacopoeia, 1686
[J. M. Ziervogel] (ed.):
Pharmacopoeja Holmiensis galeno-chymica.
Holmiae (Stockholm), typis Joh. G. Eberdt, 1686. 4to. 18,3 x 15 cms. [12] + 182 pp.
Later half vellum, slight wear, bookplate of Arthur Winberg, some slight foxing throughout. Provenance: Gunnar Göthberg.
NB – Printed emendanda in a pocket at end, ”Collegii medici Underättelse om några ändringar i Stockholmska Pharmacopéen”, Stockholm 1757, 4to., [8] pp. Folded.
The first Swedish Pharmacopoeia, for Stockholm, replaced from 1775 by a series of editions of the Pharmacopoea svecica.
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Provenance
From the Collection of Fil. Dr Gunnar Göthberg. He was early on interested in the historical development of medicine. He was one of the founder of the 'Farmacihistoriska Sällskapet' in 1972. Gunnar himself translated from Latin to Swedsih the first edition of the Swedish Farmakope, dating from 1775, he was then himself 85 years old. In 1999 he was awarded the titel of honorary doctor of the Hummaniora faculty in Gothenburg and he was also an honorary member of the the Society of Pharmacists and the Society of Pharmaceutical History.