The mystery and romance of alchemy and pharmacy (1897)
Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943 · London, The Scientific press, ltd. · leaf 252
ecimen, andwas with little doubt atone time used for pharma-ceutical purposes. Com-posed of stone, with a solidsquare base, it stands abouttwelve inches high, andis about eight inchesbroad. The notches at the corners are evidentlyintended for fixing it down on a wooden tableor slab, to keep it… … FIG. 4. 234 Alchemy and Pharmacy. mortar, but were covered in at the top, having ahole in the centre through which the pestle wasworked. They were made of stone and wood.A beautiful example of a wooden quern is de- picted in Fig. 5.
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