%0 Journal Article
%T The Jagiellonian University Museum of Pharmacy: A maiolica jar inscribed “Conf. Alkermes Compl.” and the history of the medication
%A Bela, Zbigniew
%J Opuscula Musealia
%V Volume 23 (2015)
%R 10.4467/20843852.OM.15.018.5396
%N Volume 23
%P 1-1
%K museum, pharmacy,  antique, maiolica, vessel, decoration, medication, Alkermes, kermes, cochineal 
%@ 0239-9989
%D 2016
%U 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
%X 
	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).