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The School Master
- The Quill Cutter
- 1800 – 1899
In this copy after Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) popular "The School Master" composition (artist unknown), the old man at the window niche sharpens his pen while his pupils are busy at work in the…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Art, Dutch
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An Apothecary Shop
- 1800s
An alchemist takes the pulse of an elegant female patient, inside a cavernous chamber decorated with fine paintings and luxurious furnishings. Above the mantle hangs a painted hunting scene which resembles the work of…
- Attributed To Heemskerck II, Egbert van
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Symbolism in art
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A Manual of Vegetable Materia Medica
- 1886
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is on plants that can be acquired through commerce in Britain and are illustrated as they would have been imported and bought, for example the opium…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 12: Cinchona bark
- 1886
Illustrations printed in color of two varieties of cinchona bark. No. 109 is Cinchona Flavae cortex or yellow cinchona bark and No. 111 is Cinchonae Carthagenae cortex or Carthagena bark.
This manual identifies plants…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Cinchona--Therapeutic use
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Plate 11: Red and pale cinchona bark
- 1886
Illustrations printed in color. Illustration No. 108 is Cinchonae rubrae cortex or red cinchona bark. Illustration No. 110 is Cinchonae pallidae cortex or pale cinchona bark.
This manual identifies plants used for…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Cinchona--Therapeutic use
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Plate 6: Guarana and Orange
- 1886
Illustration printed in color. Item no. 29. is guarana, which is made from the seeds of the paullinia sorbilis ground, made into a paste then molded into a cylindrical mass and dried. Guarana is known for its high…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Bitter orange oil, Oranges, Guarana--Therapeutic use, Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Guarana
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Westminster College of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- 1886
Advertisement for the Westminster College of Chemistry and Pharmacy with illustration of the school's building.
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is on plants that can be acquired…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Universities and colleges
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Opium masses
- Plate 4.
- 1886
Printed illustration in color of two opium masses. Opium is made from the juice from the capsules of Papaver somniferum which is then hardened by evaporation. The top illustration, no. 18, is of Egyptian Opium which was…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Opium, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Will's habitat map
- 1886
Foldout map of the geographical habitat of all the plants used in the British Pharmacopoeia. Includes list of plants indigenous to Great Britain.
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Printer Of Plates Buck & Wootton, London
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Opium masses
- Plate 3.
- 1886
Printed illustration in color of two opium masses. Opium is made from the juice from the capsules of Papaver somniferum which is then hardened by evaporation. The top, no. 16, is of a Smyrna Opium which is wrapped in…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Opium--Therapeutic use, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 9: Various medicinal plants based from trees of the sub-order Caesalpinieae
- 1886
Illustrations of medicinal plants printed in color. No. 70 is a cassia pulp, No. 73 is a catechu nigrum or cutch made from the heart wood of the acacia. No. 81 is Amygdala amara or bitter almond, No. 83 is Amygdala…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Almond, Cassia (Genus), Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 8: Illustration of various leaves, bark, and seeds
- Plate 8.
- 1886
An Illustration printed in color of various leaves, a bark, and seed. No. 41 is Buchu Folia, No. 42 is Cuspariae vel Angusturae Cortex or Angustura bark, No. 64 is Physostigmatis Semen or calabar bean, No. 68 is Senna…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Angostura bark, Calabar bean, Senna alexandrina
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Illustration of Aconite leaves and root, American may apple, star-anise root and calumba root
- 1886
Color lithograph of five botanical specimens: No. 1. Aconiti Folia. Aconite leaves (leaves and flowering tops of Aconitum Napellus or Monkshood; No. 2. Aconiti Radix. Aconite root; No. 3. Podophylli Rhizoma. Podophyllum…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Botanical illustration, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 7: Limonis Cortex and Belae Fructus
- Plate 7.
- 1886
Illustrations printed in color of a lemon whole and a cross-section and a bael fruit whole as well as a cross-section.
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is on plants that can be…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Lemon, Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Bael (Tree)--Therapeutic use, Bael (Tree), Materia medica, Vegetable
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Illustration of Pareira root
- Pareirae radix
- 1886
A color lithograph of Pareirae radix, Pareira root.
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is on plants that can be acquired through commerce in Britain and are illustrated as they would…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Botanical illustration, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 5: Medicinal roots from the family Polygalaceae
- 1886
Illustration printed in color of roots from plants in the Polygalaceae family. The top root, no. 23, is a Senegae Radix or Senega root. The lower two illustrations, no. 24, are of the Krameriae Radix or Rhatany root.
…- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Roots (Botany), Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Polygalaceae
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Dr. Thomas Taylor's reply to "Science," relating to the crystals of butter, animal fats, and oleomargarine
- 1886
This reprint is Dr. Thomas Taylor's reply to the magazine Science relating to his heavily disputed method of analyzing fats for adulteration. In 1871, Dr. Taylor (1820-1910) was appointed Microscopist to the United…
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Crystals of Fats, Butter, Beef & Lard, Representing Butter, Oleomargarine & Butterine
- Plate I
- 1886
Eighteen illustrations of various fats under a microscope. Some examples are under polarized light. Dr. Taylor was trying to create a method of analyzing different fat types to be able to judge purity of food against…
- Author Taylor, Thomas
- Printer Of Plates A. Hoen & Co.
- Subject Food--Analysis, Oils and fats, Margarine, Butter, Oils and fats--Research
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Set of powder paint pigments in leather case
- 1880 – 1899
This leather case, most likely a domestic kit designed for home use, appears to contain vials of powder China paint pigments, which are commonly used on porcelain/ceramic.
Folding black leather case that can be secured…
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Alchemist with Scale
- 1800s
A bearded alchemist wearing a fur-trimmed top coat and cap is carefully weighing ingredients with a balance. On top of his table is an exotic carpet covered with papers, a copper pitcher, and ceramic jar. Resting on a…
- Artist Weiland, Johannes
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemists in art
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Drugs and medicines of North America
- A quarterly devoted to the historical and scientific discussion of the botany, pharmacy, chemistry and the therapeutics of the medicinal plants of North America, their constituents, products and sophistications
- 1884-Apr – 1887-Jun
Select plates digitized including drawings of plant specimens, maps illustrating locale of plant specimens as well as magnified illustrations of plant parts.
- Creator Of Work Lloyd, C. G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926, Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936
- Subject Botany, Medical, Phytogeography, Pharmacy, Drugs, Materia medica
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Plate XL: Map showing the geographical distribution of caulopyyllum thalictroides
- 1884-Apr – 1887-Jun
- Creator Of Work Lloyd, C.G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926, Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936
- Subject Phytogeography--Maps, Phytogeography, Pharmacy, Materia medica
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Plate XXXVII: Scrophularia Nodosa
- Carpenter's Square
- 1884-Apr – 1887-Jun
Botanical illustration of a branch of Scrophularia Nodosa, commonly known as "Carpenter's Square," including leaves and blooming flowers. “Natural size” is noted after the scientific name of the plant, indicating that…
- Creator Of Work Lloyd, C.G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926, Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936
- Subject Botany, Medical, Pharmacy, Materia medica, Figworts
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Plate XXXVIII. Illustration of Erecthites Hieracifolia.
- 1884-Apr – 1887-Jun
Botanical illustration of flowers, leaves, and stems of Erecthites Hieracifolia. Common name: fireweed.
- Creator Of Work Lloyd, C.G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926, Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936
- Subject Botany, Medical, Pharmacy, Materia medica
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Plate [36]: Lobelia Syphilitica
- Blue Lobelia
- 1884-Apr – 1887-Jun
Botanical illustration of a flowering spike of Lobelia Syphilitica, commonly known as "Blue Lobelia," including leaves and blooming flowers. “Natural size” is noted after the scientific name of the plant, indicating…
- Creator Of Work Lloyd, C.G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926, Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936
- Subject Botany, Medical, Lobelia, Pharmacy, Materia medica
