Popularly known as the Concordia of Barcelona, this publication is one of the most outstanding works in the history of health sciences in Spain. It was a pioneering text in the regulation of apothecaries’ activity, first in Barcelona and later throughout the territory, and was the second pharmacopoeia published in the world, preceded only by that of Florence, printed a few years earlier.
Three editions of the Concordia were produced, of which this is the second, published in 1535. Today, only two known copies are preserved worldwide, making this edition an exceptional and unique piece.
The work contains 370 formulas comprising 617 drugs, including opiates, electuaries, lozenges, preserves, syrups, infusions and decoctions, pills, laxatives, powders, collyria, oils, ointments, and plasters.
Today, the Concordia is considered a work of incalculable scientific and historical value, one of the most significant pieces of our bibliographic and cultural heritage, and a unique publication worldwide due to the extreme scarcity of surviving copies.