Islamic Pharmacy Print

Name/Title

Islamic Pharmacy Print

Entry/Object ID

2026.03.1

Description

A print, printed in the USA, of an Islamic pharmacy from a 13th century illuminated manuscript at the Sancta Sophia Library in Istanbul, Turkey. A physician and a pharmacist, holding the hand balance, sit in a shop with arcaded shelves containing Persian glazed earthenware; bags of drugs hanging from the lower shelf. Courtesy of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, Madison, Wisconsin.

Collection

Threadgill Donation

Category

Print

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

12 in

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donation