The History of Pharmacy

A Selected Annotated Bibliography

Gregory Higby, Elaine C. Stroud

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9780429664632
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

Originally published in 1995, The History of Pharmacy is a critical bibliography of selected information on the history of pharmacy. The book is designed to guide students and academics through the history of science and technology. Topics range from medicine, chemical technology and the economics and business of pharmacy to pharmacy's influence in the arts. The bibliography includes an exhaustive selection of primary and secondary sources and is arranged chronologically. This book will be of interest to those researching in the area of the history of science and technology and will appeal to students and academic researchers alike.

Part One:
Bibliographies and General Studies

1a—Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries

1. Andrews, Theodora. Guide to the Literature of Pharmacy and the Pharmaceutical Sciences, Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1986. viii + 383 pp., index.

A useful reference but limited in coverage.

2. Artelt, Walter, et al., eds. Index zur Geschichte der Medizin, Naturwissenschaft und Technik. Erster Band. Munich: Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1953. 398 pp.

The period 1945–48 is covered; a section is devoted to pharmacy. [See Steudel, citation #63 for Vol. 2.]

3. Austin, Robert B. Early American Medical Imprints: A Guide to Works Printed in the United States 1668–1820. Washington: U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1961. x + 240 pp., chronological index.

An alphabetical list of 2106 imprints with bibliographic descriptions, annotations, and library holdings. The microform Austin Collection contains most of the bibliography’s monographs. For addendum, see Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 20(1965): 59 ff.

4. Bibliography of the History of Medicine. Issued annually by the National Library of Medicine since 1964 and in five-year accumulations, viz: 1964–69,1970–74,1975–79,1980–84,1985–89: National Library of Medicine, 1964-.

A comprehensive, world-wide bibliography that gives complete coverage to pharmacy.

5. Blake, John B., comp. A Short Title Catalogue of Eighteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine. Bethesda: National Library of Medicine, 1979.501 pp.

Bibliographic details on the NLM collections arranged alphabetically by author but with some subject headings, e.g., “Pharmacopoeia.” Contains some annotation and cross references.

6. Blake, John B., and Charles Roos, eds. Medical Reference Works 1679–1966; A Selected Bibliography. Chicago: Medical Library Association, 1967. viii + 343 pp., index.

Although there is no special rubric “Pharmacy,” this is still a useful guide.

7. Bouvet, Maurice. Les traveaux d’histoire locale de la pharmacie en France des origines à ce jour. Répertoire Bibliographique. Paris: Société d’Histoire de la Pharmacie, 1957. 43 pp.

A list by French place names, although many citations are of more than local interest.

8. Buerki, Robert A. Bibliography of Papers Published by the American Pharmaceutical Association’s Section on Historical Pharmacy, 1904–1967. Madison, WI: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, n.d. 27 pp.

Updates George Griffenhagen’s 1957 bibliography.

9. Bulletin signaletique. 522 Histoires des Sciences et des Techniques. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1947-.

Bibliography in the history of science and technology, published three times a year (since 1947), with an annual index. Pharmacy is classified under “Medicine, Surgery; Pharmacy & Therapeutics.”

10. Callisen, Adolf Carl Peter. Medicinisches Shriftsteller-Lexicon. 33 vols. Copenhagen: Köngl. Taubstummen Institut zu Schleswig, 1830–45.

A seminal source for publications before 1845; includes bibliographic descriptions, some commentary, biographic information on authors and citations to reviews of books listed. Second edition (1962–65, 33 vols.) is an unchanged photomechanical reprint of the 1830–45 edition.

11. Cordasco, Francesco. American Medical Imprints 1820–1910. A Checklist of Publications Illustrating the History and Progress of Medical Science, Medical Education, and the Healing Arts in the United States … 2 vols. Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1985. 1654 pp., index.

A list of American imprints arranged by decades and alphabetically by author within each decade. Library holdings are included.

12. Cowen, David L. A Bibliography of the History of Colonial and Revolutionary Medicine and Pharmacy. Madison: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, 1975. 16 pp.

Medicine and pharmacy are treated separately for the colonial period and together for the Revolutionary period. Books, monographs, and articles are included.

13. Current Work in the History of Medicine. London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, Jan./March 1954-.

A list of journal literature issued quarterly since 1954, arranged by subject and followed by an index of authors, addresses of authors, and a list of new books.

14. Dann, Georg Edmund, and Gregory J. Higby. “Bibliography of the Publications of George Urdang on his Birth Centenary.” Pharmacy in History 24 (1982): 106–14.

A list originally compiled by Georg Dann and updated by Gregory Higby.

15. Dunglison, Robley. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science. 14th ed., rev. Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1856. 927 pp.

Strong historical orientation and ready availability of copies make this a handy source for brief, quick information.

16. Durling, Richard J., comp. A Catalogue of Sixteenth Century Books in the National Library of Medicine. Bethesda: National Library of Medicine, 1967. xii + 698 pp., indexes.

A primary source for bibliographic information on sixteenth-century works. An alphabetical list, with some annotations and cross references.

17. Engelmann, W. Bibliotheca medico-chirurgica et pharmaceutico-chemica, oder Verzeichniss… Bücher, welcher vom Jahre 1750 bis zur Mitte des Jahres 1837 in Deutschland erschienen sind. 5th ed., Leipzig: 1838. index.

Pages 495–541 are a detailed A-Z listing of German pharmaco-chemical publications.

18. Erlen, Jonathon. The History of the Health Care Sciences and Health Care 1700–1980: A Selective Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1984. xvi + 1028 pp., index.

A list of books and articles, topically arranged. Topics include pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, and pharmacopoeia, and there are references to pertinent materials in other categories. A précis of each item is provided.

19. Ferguson, John. Bibliotheca Chemica, A Catalogue of the Alchemical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Books in the Collection of the late James Young of Kelly and Durris, Esq., LL. D., F. R. S., F. R. S. E. 2 vols. Glasgow: Maclehose, 1906. xxi + 487; 598 pp.

A very rich list, alphabetically arranged by author, with exceptional biobibliographic annotations.

20. Folch Jou, Guillermo, and Sagrario Muñoz Calvo. Catalogo de los documentos conservados en el Archivo de la Real Academia de Farmacia. Annales de la Real Academia de Farmacia, No. 2, 1978, pp. 199–351. Madrid: Real Academia de Farmacia, 1978. index.

A catalogue describing 1,290 documents.

21. Folch Jou, Guillermo, Sagrario Muñoz Calvo, and Victoria Núñez Varela. Catálogo de los documentos conservados en el Archivo del Departmento de Historia de la Farmacia y Legislacíon Farmacéutica de la Facultad de Farmacia de Madrid. Madrid: Universidad Complutense Facultad de Farmacia, 1982. x + 356 pp., index.

Over 700 documents are listed and briefly described.

22. Garrison and Morton.

see Norman, citation #49.

23. Garrison, Fielding H. “The Medical and Scientific Periodicals of the 17th and 18th Centuries.” Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine 2 (1934): 285–343.

A classic list arranged topically and chronologically, with bibliographic descriptions. Cf., Kronick, citation #40.

24. Geissler, Ewald, and Josef Moeller. Real-encyclopädie der gesammten Pharmacie: Handwörterbuch für Apotheker, Ärtze und Medicinalbeamte. 10 vols. Vienna: Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1886.

A detailed, comprehensive reference work for late nineteenth-century pharmacy.

25. Guerra, Francisco. American Medical Bibliography 1639–1783. Yale University Department of the History of Science and Medicine, Publ. no. 40. New York: Lathrop C. Harper, 1962. 885 pp., illus., indexes.

A comprehensive chronologically arranged listing of American imprints, including books, pamphlets, broadsides, almanacs, magazines, and newspapers. Descriptions, collations, library locations, and copious annotations are included, as are lists of reprints, facsimile editions, European publications of American originals, publications by American printed abroad, and indexes.

26. Guitard, Eugène-Humbert (ed ). Index des travaux d’histoire de la pharmacie de 1913 à 1963. Paris: Société d’Histoire de la Pharmacie, n.d. 80 + 103 pp., illu...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• General Introduction
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part One: Bibliographies and General Studies
• Part Two: Special Subjects
• Part Three: Pharmacy in the Arts
• Author Index