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Engraving of a 17th-century pharmacy with shelves of jars, a central worker at a table of flasks, and two robed figures flanking the scene.

Microcosmus hypochondriacus sive de melancholia hypochondriaca tractatus ... Curatio hujus affectus, in quantum sanabilis et curabilis est, ex triplici curationis fonte, diaetetico, chirurgico, & pharmaceutico desumpta ... Quibus emblemata varia, tam Galenica quam hermetica ... cum explicationibus suis addita sunt ... / [Malachias Geiger].

An engraved pharmacy interior under a barrel-vaulted hall lined with jars and bottles. Two robed figures stand at left and right, one holding a mortar, while a central figure in a tall hat works at a table of flasks and vessels. The Latin word PHARMACIA appears below the arch.

Artist
Malachias Geiger
Date
1652
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3070 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1652.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Interior de farmacia con boticarios, grabado frontispicio, 1652

Grabado de un interior de farmacia bajo una bóveda de cañón llena de frascos y botellas. Dos figuras con túnica están a la izquierda y a la derecha, una sosteniendo un mortero, mientras una figura central con sombrero alto trabaja en una mesa de matraces y vasijas. La palabra latina PHARMACIA aparece bajo el arco.

Português: Interior de farmácia com boticários, gravura frontispício, 1652

Gravura de um interior de farmácia sob um salão com abóbada de berço, forrado de potes e garrafas. Duas figuras de túnica ficam à esquerda e à direita, uma segurando um almofariz, enquanto uma figura central de chapéu alto trabalha em uma mesa com frascos e vasilhas. A palavra latina PHARMACIA aparece sob o arco.

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