title: [Pharmaceutical History of the Capuchin Monastery in Prague-Hradčany Part I. Monastic Pharmacy].
abstract: Based on a profound examination and thorough evaluation of archival materials and preserved equipment, the article provides a unique perspective on the unknown history of pharmacy at the capuchin monastery in Prague-Hradčany. The intramural pharmacy was established around the year 1680, and was practised to 1822. The article identifies the capuchin pharmacists and their line of succession. Pharmaceutical literature from the monastic library is listed and described, including rare manuscripts. The preserved high baroque equipment of the pharmacy is described in detail, and an iconography analysis of the hidden meaning of its unique decoration is offered.Key words: pharmaceutical history capuchins monastic pharmacies baroque.
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nesměrák
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kunešová
mesh_terms: D000077406:History of Pharmacy; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007990:Libraries / Q000266:history; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000266:history*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000266:history*