This family register of the pharmacist Emmanuel Ryhiner (1592-1635)
from Basel provides insights into 17th century pharmacy and the
relations among pharmacists. It contains mostly Hebrew, ancient
Greek, French and Latin sayings by various authors, addressed to
Ryhiner. In some cases, they are splendidly illustrated. The
register page dedicated to him by his classmate Matthaeus Colomanus
in 1612 dates back to Ryhiner’s student days. The picture (242v)
of an idealized apothecary shop, open to the street, was created by
the miniaturist Johann Sixt Ringle of Basel. It depicts a
pharmacist standing in front of shelves abundantly filled with
colorful wooden containers, dispensing medication to a lady.
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