Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 484

JOHANN RUDOLPH GLAUBER (1604?-1668?). Pharmacopoea spagyrica. Amsterdam: Apud Joannem Janssonium, 1654-1657. Pt. I: 76 pp.; Pt. II: 128 pp.; Pt. III: 48 pp; 15.2 cm.

Glauber, a German chemist, is probably best remembered for the salt named after him (Glauber's salt). His chemical and pharmaceutical philosophy was much like that of Paracelsus, a blending of the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms. But he was a keen observer and experimenter, keeping reliable records, which assured him a place among the pioneers of technical chemistry. This work is one of his many pharmaceutical works. Waller records a total of seven parts of this work.

Cited references: Osler 2745 (Pts. I and II only); Waller 3577; Wellcome III, p. 123

Gift of John Martin, M.D.