Pharmacopée royale galénique et chymique - 1753

Antique and Illustrated Pharmacopoeia

By Moyse CHARAS 

This book contains all the plants, minerals and animals that went to make up the remedies used in those days. Some of them are quite surprising to our modern eyes.

Leaves butterflies under oval glass bell - Kallima Inachus

19th century Herbalist's or Pharmacy crystal jar

Iris 

Scyphocrinus fossil: Sea lilies - 420 million years.

Bearded dragon - Pogona vitticeps - Bearded agama

Museum jar - Wet specimen

Double skeleton 

Sculpture on deer antlers 

Unique piece

Large Marlin rostrum - Size XL

Dimensions: between 83cm and 93cm with base

All the rostrums are unique and different in terms of size, size, color etc

Pictures of illustrations

Entomological box 

Species: Stick Grasshopper also known as the Horse-headed grasshopper or jumping stick

Human skull - Replica by artist Jérôme Cavailles

Ref: Août 19

Painted botanical plate - Cryptogamy

Voyage to the South Pole and Oceania on the corvettes the Astrolabe and the Zélée, executed by order of the king during the years 1837-1838-1839-1840 under the command of M. Dumont-d'Urville captain of vessel

Published in 1846

Atlas of Natural History - Botany

Cryptogamy

Articulated Skeleton 

Paper-cardboard articulated mannequin

Memento Mori bust

Sculpture in deer antlers

Anatomical skinning

Memento Mori - Totem with Skulls

Carving on deer antlers - Memento Mori

Entomological box

Composition with South American butterflies

Morpho and heliconius