A short history of pharmacy and the role tin-glazed apothecary jars played as storage vessels for medicaments in shops and monastic dispensaries.  A lengthy catalogue of the museums's collection follows divided by country of origin - Italy, Flanders, France and England - dated from the mid-C16th onwards.  Each is described and illustrated in b&w with the finest examples shown in two pages of colour plates.  Paperback.  42 pages.  Very good clean condition.  Cat No 4046