J. Antall szerk.: Medical history in Hungary. Presented to the XXII. International Congress for the History of Medicine / Orvostörténeti Közlemények – Supplementum 4. (Budapest, 1970)

MEDICAL HISTORY IN HUNGARY - J. Antall: Museum Affairs Concerning Medical and Pharmaceutical History in Hungary (in English)

was retarded in development, her more talented men were isolated from the rest of the world, and the population was often left to seek medical advice from calenders. Pharmacology began to emerge as a distinct subject as it is marked by laboratories, delicate instruments, and artistic drougpots. The 18th century pharmacy bottles of Holies (Fig. 5.) are equal to the Italians. Another turning point of the 18th century is the revolution in the natural sciences; microscopic examinations reveal more and more before the scientist. A charming picture by Fiedler (Fig. 6.) immortalizes the figure of the medicating doctor, whereas the wellknown wax-figure by Fontana (Fig. 7.) a present from King Joseph II to the university transferred from Nagyszombat to Buda manifests the progress reached in Hungary in the training of physicians. After the drugpots of Domokos Kuny some items used in bathing establishments, the relics of smallpox injection, Fig. 5.