O ljekarni Male braće u Dubrovniku kao doprinosu Franjevaca u povijesti ljekarništva

After reminding of the first pharmacy on the soil of Croatia in Trogir and Dubrovnik in the 13th century, there follows a presentation of the best known Franciscan pharmacy of Friars Minor, which, owing to its continuous activity since 1317 up to date, has become a pharmacy with the longest tradition in the world. The description of the foundation of the pharmacy and of its development until the 17th century is relatively short because most documents from the early period disappeared in the earthquake and fire in 1667. The abundance of written documents from the next period, which are kept in the archives and the exceptionally rich monastery library, as well as the impressive exhibits in the wonderful museum, bear witness to a highly professional level that distinguished the work in the Franciscan pharmacy. No wonder that many young Franciscans traditionally used to come here for additional specific education, especially from the neighbouring Franciscan Province of Bosna Argentina (Silver Bosnia) or the Herzegovinian Franciscan Province.Nakon podsjećanja na prve ljekarne na tlu Hrvatske, u Trogiru i Dubrovniku u XIII. stoljeću, slijedi prikaz najpoznatije franjevačke ljekarne Male braće u Dubrovniku, koja će zahvaljujući neprekinutom djelovanju od 1317. do današnjeg dana postati ljekarnom s najdužom tradicijom na svijetu. Opis osnutka i razvoja do XVII. stoljeća temeljen je na razmjerno malom broju dokumenata jer je većina nestala za potresa i požara 1667. godine. Obilje pisanih dokaza iz idućeg razdoblja, koji se čuvaju u arhivu i bogatoj knjižnici, te posebno dojmljivi eksponati u prekrasnome muzeju, svjedoče o visokoj profesionalnoj razini koja je krasila rad u ljekarni. Stoga je razumljivo da su tu na dodatnu specifičnu edukaciju tradicionalno dolazili brojni mladi franjevci, poglavito iz susjedne franjevačke provincije Bosne Srebrene