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History of Pharmacy Museum and Rabainisia Library

Many dated artifacts inside the structure, including flasks and pottery, glassware, a very fine Bronze Mortar dated 1630, a glass still, a cast iron press for citrus fruits, a press and collector for essences for the wooden Bergamot from the 1800s , various copper containers for ancient and precious Bergamot essences, also requested for the Bergamot Museum of RC. portable travel scale There are also numerous pharmacy jars in burnished glass with an octagonal base Each bearing the scroll with the indication of the extract contained therein ("hellebore extract", "gentian extract", "rhubarb extract" , etc.). as well as a vast collection of cylindrical bottles, complete with cap, containing organic substances.

Typical distillation tools, retorts were never lacking in pharmaceutical equipment. Two bronze mortars with bronze pestles too. The smaller mortar has the caduceus icon on the body.

The Rabainisia Library has as its first nucleus the legacy of the collection belonging to the progenitors of Dr. Penna, Dr. Giuseppina Gegnacorsi pharmacist and Dr. Domenico Bova, veterinarian made up of about 1,500 volumes therefore relating to pharmacological and veterinary issues. More recent are the volumes recovered from the personal library of Dr. Aldo Penna, surgeon, specialized in sports medicine, and of Dr. Vera, pharmacist.

With subsequent acquisitions, the library has been enriched with works concerning scientific disciplines, chemistry, biology, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, hygiene, pathology, pharmacological botany, etc.

Note: the Rabainisia Library is open to the public on the first Tuesday of each month, while in the summer it is possible to visit the museum by arranging an appointment.

Map: History of Pharmacy Museum and Rabainisia Library

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Address: Via Ravagnese Inferiore, 2, 89131
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