Exhibition: the pharmacy of the commander

Name: Exposición: la farmacia del comendador
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Chapelle Templière de Libdeau

Discover 17th century pharmacy items, when Gaspard de Pernes was commander of Libdeau and Xugney.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Nathalie Schira - Libdeau

Discover 17th century pharmacy items, when Gaspard de Pernes was commander of Libdeau and Xugney.

Gaspard de Pernes was commander of Libdeau between 1675 and 1690. He was buried in the chapel.
A healing balm entered pharmaceutical history in the work of pharmacist Pierre Pomet, «The General History of Drugs», in 1694, under the name of Commander’s Balm.
The exhibition is an opportunity to talk to you about this medication that was prepared in pharmacy until 2020 and to show you objects and ingredients that reflect this unique heritage.
It is also an opportunity to tell you about this character whose paternal family was established in Saintonge and the maternal family in Burgundy.

About the location

Chapelle Templière de Libdeau

Lieu-dit Ferme de Libdeau, D611, 54200 Toul

Meurthe-et-Moselle
Grand Est

The chapel of Libdeau is the only chapel of commanderie of Lorraine having kept(guarded) the largest part of its structure of origin and especially its vaults in ogive. Its architecture, dated the XIIIth century, is located in the transition of Lorraine novel and of Gothic and present of leaving discreet signs to think that she could take advantage of the closeness of the construction site(work) of the cathedral of Toul. Its rosette especially gives him(her,it) noble speed(look). The chapel is registered in conformance with(for) historic monuments since 1995\.