Speziali or Pharmacies in Venice
During the Serenissima, Venice had many pharmacies, which were a notable part of the economy of the city. The most important product was theriac, which Venice exported both east and west for centuries.
These are some of the ancient pharmacies in Venice, some of which still exist today. The list is incomplete. It is simply the ones I have noticed during my reading.
Many monasteries, which also ran hospitals, had internal pharmacies, which sometime competed with the commercial shops.
Like most other shops, the speziali or pharmacists had an identifying shop sign outside. Venice in the time of the republic didn't have a system of house numbers, so an address was something like "At the Bridge of the Hatters, under the sign of the Ostrich."
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