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Albarello drug jar for Mesue's French Musked Lozenges of Alo
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Albarello drug jar for Mesue's French Musked Lozenges of Alo
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The inscription on this jar translates from Latin as “Mesue’s French Musked Lozenges of Aloes Wood”. The preparation was made from aloe wood and two animal products, ambergris and musk, which are both difficult to find in large quantities. Pressed into lozenges, they were used to strengthen the brain and heart. All of the ingredients are very fragrant and so they also acted as a deodorant and breath freshener. The French part of the name derives from the preparation’s popularity in France.

Mesue (777-857 CE) was the European name for Yuhanna Ibn Masawayh, a prominent Christian physician who wrote in Arabic. Ibn Masawayh worked at the Baghdad hospital and was personal physician to a number of Caliphs. ‘Meuse’ was also the pseudonym of a pharmaceutical writer.

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Place made: Sicily, Italy

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Keywords: musk; drug jar; Ambergris; Pharmacy; lozenge
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A632319
  • Photo number: L0058349
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