Pharmacy in the Škofja Loka area: From convent pharmacies to Gorenjske lekarne

Osrednja tema magistrskega dela so lekarne in njihov razvoj v Škofji Loki, Poljanski in Selški dolini. Razvoj lekarn, ki jih še danes poznamo, se je v Škofji Loki začelo v 19. stoletju z ustanovitvijo prve javne lekarne na Mestnem trgu. Predtem je lekarna sprva pod klarisami in nato pod uršulinkami delovala v škofjeloškem samostanu. Prva klarisa, izobražena za lekarnarico, se omenja v 17. stoletju. Kljub samostanski lekarni in kasneje ustanovljeni javni lekarni so ljudje zelo cenili znanje zdravilcev, ranocelnikov in padarjev. Preko zbrane literature, arhivskih, časopisnih, materialnih in ustnih virov ter vizualnega gradiva se magistrsko delo vsebinsko zaključi v 80. letih. Temu sledi še poglavje, v katerem se bralec sreča z materialno kulturo iz starih lekarniških oficin konec 19. in na začetku 20. stoletja, ki je delno ohranjena do današnjih dni.The central topic of the master\u27s thesis is the evolution of pharmacies in the town of Škofja Loka, Poljane valley and Selca valley. Development of present day pharmacies in Škofja Loka starts with the establishment of the first pharmacy on Mestni trg (main town square) in the 19th century. Before that, a pharmacy operated from the Škofja Loka convent, first run by Clarissine and later Ursuline order. The first trained pharmacist among the Clarissine nuns is mentioned in the 17th century. Despite the presence of the convent pharmacy and later public pharmacy, people often relied on the knowledge of various healers and quacks. The collected literature, archival, newspaper, material and oral sources cover the period until 1980-ties. The following chapter covers partially preserved material culture of the old pharmacy offices from the end of the 19th and start of the 20th centuries