Bath salts from Farmacia SS. Annunziata, consisting of sea salt immersed in essence. They have a relaxing, refreshing and softening effect. They leave the skin extremely soft and velvety.
Medicines and spices scattered on marble tables, ready to be mixed, pestles to crush them and release a refined and peppery scent.
Arte dei Medici e Speziali, 1349
The ancient doctors (medici) practised medicine and surgery, prepared the medicines they administered to patients and were also great philosophers. The apothecaries (speziali), on the other hand, procured and sold the herbs, medicines and spices needed to prepare medicines. They also traded in perfumes and essences, as well as paints for painters. The patron saint of the guild was the Madonna.