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Lorsch Pharmacopoeia

c. 795 · 8th century · Also known as Lorscher Arzneibuch

The Lorsch Pharmacopoeia is a medical manuscript written at Lorsch Abbey around 795, the oldest surviving book of medicine from the German-speaking lands. It gathers several hundred remedies drawn from classical and early medieval sources and defends the study of medicine as a Christian duty. It is kept in the State Library in Bamberg and is listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

Lorsch Pharmacopoeia — Image: Mönche des Kloster Lorsch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Imperial Abbey of Lorsch

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lorsch Pharmacopoeia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lorsch-pharmacopoeia
MLA: “Lorsch Pharmacopoeia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lorsch-pharmacopoeia. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Lorsch Pharmacopoeia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lorsch-pharmacopoeia.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Lorsch Pharmacopoeia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lorsch-pharmacopoeia (Accessed: ).

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