The History of Pharmacy

Originally published in 1995, The History of Pharmacy is a critical bibliography of selected information on the history of pharmacy. The book is designed to guide students and academics through the history of science and technology. Topics range from medicine, chemical technology and the economics and business of pharmacy to pharmacy's influence in the arts. The bibliography includes an exhaustive selection of primary and secondary sources and is arranged chronologically. This book will be of interest to those researching in the area of the history of science and technology and will appeal to students and academic researchers alike.

Introduction Part I: Bibliographies and General Studies 1a. Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries 1b. General Historical Literature and Historiography 1c. National Studies 1d. Company Histories 1e. Biographies Part II: Special Subjects 2a. Practice of Pharmacy 2b. Basic Pharmaceutical Disciplines 2c. Materia Medica (Drugs) and Drug Therapy 2d. Laws and Regulations 2e. Professional Pharmaceutical Literature: Classics, Historical Studies 2f. Professional and Social Aspects 2g. Economic and Business Aspects 2h. Education 2j. Manufacturing (not including company histories) 2k. Patent Medicines and Quackery Part III: Pharmacy in the Arts 3a. Architecture and Interior Design 3b. Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Arts, and Photography 3c. Creative Literature 3d. Music Author Index