Že v zgodnjem času Beneške republike je bilo lekarnastvo tudi v naših obmorskih mestih (Koper, Izola, Piran) močno razvito in razširjeno. V mestih je delovalo več lekarn, lekarnarji pa so se morali za opravljanje svojega poklica izšolati (običajno v Benetkah). Po končanem študiju so dobili diplomo. Tako sta iz let 1682 in 1721 v Piranskem arhivu ohranjena dva primerka lekarnarskih diplom članov znane piranske družine FONDA. Ta je imela lekarno v posesti celih 400 let. V diplomo iz leta 1682, ki jo je Nicolai FONDA opravil v Benetkah pri Collegiumu aromatariorumu (lekarnarskem gremiju), so med drugim zapisali tudi, da on "sme in mora odslej umetnost lekarnarja prosto izvrševati, v katerikolih drugih mestih, pokrajinah in krajih beneške oblasti." Pri diplomah Nicolaja in njegovega sina Petra FONDA gre za redka tovrstna dokumenta, kakršnih bi v drugih arhivih težko našli. Poleg njih dveh se je, verjetno še iz časov družine FONDA, ohranila tudi čudovita dediščina lekarniških posod iz fajanse.

ABOUT PHARMACOLOGY AND THE TWO PHARMACEUTIC DIPLOMAS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY FONDA IN PIRAN AT THE TIME OF THE SERENISSIMA

Already at the early time of Venetian Republic pharmacology was well developed and extended also in our littoral towns Koper, Izola and Piran. A number of chemist's were active in the towns. To be allowed to do their profession the chemists had to be trained, usually in Venice. After the end of their studies they were given a diploma. Two examples of pharmaceutic diplomas (from 1682 and 1721 ) belonging to the well known Piran family Fonda are kept in the Piran archives. They are two of the few documents of this sort, which could hardly be found in other archives. In the present articles the two diplomas, as well as pharmacology in general, are presented into detail.