The Jagiellonian University Museum of Pharmacy: Candle Wheel and Apothecary’s tradition of making candles and wax to seal
The Jagiellonian University Museum of Pharmacy: Candle Wheel and Apothecary’s tradition of making candles and wax to seal
Author(s): Zbigniew BelaSubject(s): Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: museum; pharmacy; wax; wheel; seal; apothecary; manual; dyeing; colours; medicinal; inventory
Summary/Abstract: In the article, a 19th c. device for manufacturing candles, exhibited in the Kraków Museum of Pharmacy, is described. The article discusses also the tradition of producing candles and wax for seals by European apothecaries in the period from 13th to 19th century
Journal: Opuscula Musealia
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 9-13
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English