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Sciència.cat DB bib23349 (04 / November / 2024)

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Duffin, Christopher, "Establishing the provenance of a medicine chest belonging to Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618)", Pharmaceutical Historian, 47/2 (2017), 33-38.

Resum: Sir Walter Raleigh, the Tudor explorer and adventurer, was arrested for treason by James I following the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. A stay of execution was granted and he was sent to the Tower of London. Th ere he was able to undertake scientifi c investigations. He owned a small medicine chest, and this may have been with him in the Tower. Th e chest survives and is on display in a Lisbon museum. Th is paper presents a description of the chest and its possible use, and discusses the evidence for establishing its provenance. It is concluded that its origin and initial ownership are beyond doubt
Matèries: Bibliografia
Història de la medicina
URL: https://www.academia.edu/33742551/Establishing_the_ ...