@article{b604dca1-c13d-4296-b3de-5d9e3325c5b4, author = {Zbigniew Bela}, title = {The Jagiellonian University Museum of Pharmacy: A maiolica jar inscribed “Conf. Alkermes Compl.” and the history of the medication}, journal = {Opuscula Musealia}, volume = {Volume 23 (2015)}, number = {Volume 23}, year = {2016}, issn = {0239-9989}, pages = {1-1},keywords = {museum; pharmacy;  antique; maiolica; vessel; decoration; medication; Alkermes; kermes; cochineal }, abstract = {The article consists of four elements: description of the jar (type, character of decoration, provenance etc.), explanation of the inscription (the name of a former multi-ingredient medication), information about its principal ingredient (kermes and its substitutes: cochineal and Polish cochineal), and the history of the medication (from antiquity to the end of the 19th century).}, doi = {10.4467/20843852.OM.15.018.5396}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/opuscula-musealia/artykul/the-jagiellonian-university-museum-of-pharmacy-a-maiolica-jar-inscribed-conf-alkermes-compl-and-the-history-of-the-medication} }