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W D Muller-Jahncke

    Berichte Zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
    |October 20, 2001
    PubMed
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    Early modern pharmacopoeas in Florence, Nuremberg, and Augsburg reveal that their printing was influenced by social and financial factors. Despite humanistic influences, traditional Arabic materia medica persisted, likely for economic reasons.

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    Area of Science:

    • History of Medicine
    • Early Modern European History
    • History of Pharmacy

    Context:

    • The early modern period saw the rise of printed pharmacopoeas, crucial documents for standardizing medicinal preparations.
    • This study examines three significant pharmacopoeas from Florence (1499), Nuremberg (1546), and Augsburg (1564).

    Purpose:

    • To analyze the development and printing of early modern pharmacopoeas.
    • To compare the influences of social structure, financial aspects, and intellectual traditions on pharmacopoeia creation.
    • To investigate the persistence of traditional materia medica in these early printed works.

    Summary:

    • The >Nouvo Receptario< of 1499 in Florence, the first printed pharmacopoeia from a north-Italian town, was edited by apothecaries.
    • Valerius Cordus's pharmacopoeia for Nuremberg (1546) became a standard for southern Germany.

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  • Augsburg's physicians authored their own pharmacopoeia (1564).
  • Printing depended on each town's social and financial context.
  • Despite humanistic scholarship, Arabic materia medica persisted, likely due to financial considerations.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the interplay between socio-economic factors and the standardization of medicine in early modern Europe.
    • Demonstrates the gradual evolution of medical formularies and the enduring influence of traditional pharmacopoeias.
    • Provides insights into the economic drivers behind the adoption and content of early printed medical texts.