Apothecaries were responsible for more than just concocting and dispensing medicine in the 18th century; they also acted as modern general practitioners, treating a range of common ailments, as well as carrying out minor surgeries, such as pulling teeth. As a result they would have had quite a large collection of tools to aid them... Continue Reading →
I know this is definitely pushing the bounds of what kind of literature an 18th century apothecary would have owned, but I decided to make some scrolls anyway, and claim my character inherited a few, ancient medical texts from a wealthy relative. Plausible…right? I used rice paper, which looks much more natural than bleached A4... Continue Reading →
In which Magpie explores the pros and cons of different materials in book making
A long post on miniature books
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