Image: Liebig Company Trading Card Ad 01.12.002 front

Description: French trading card for Véritable Extrait de viande Liebig (Real Liebig Meat Extract) depicting Geber on the front. Image is of two main figures in a laboratory surrounded by glassware; the two central figures are reading from scrolls; there is a circular inset of Geber on the right side. Front: "EXTRAIT DE VIANDE DE LA Cie LIEBIG (EXTRACT OF MEAT CO. LIEBIG) / CHEMISTES CELEBRES. (FAMOUS CHEMISTS) / 1) Geber avec son maître Giafar el Ssâdik (8e siècle) (1) Geber with his master Giafar el Ssâdik (8th century)) / Reproduction interdite (Reproduction prohibited) / Voir l'explication au verso (See explanation on reverse)" Verso: "Le besoin de viande / est un besoin reel pour l'organisme humain, qui doit remplacer / l'énergie consommé et qui, par atavisme, n'est pas fair pour un / régime unilateral. Mais la viande est chère, et c'est pourquoi aucune / ménagère ne devrait manqué d'avoir constamment dans son armoire / à provisions un pot d'Extrait de Viande Liebig qui contient, sous / forme concentrée, les plus précieux elements d'une viande de boeuf / de premier choix Geber avec son maître Giafar el Ssâdik (8e siècle). / Déjà les peoples les plus anciens se sont occupies de chimie, bien que d'une / manière primitive. Le but des travaux chimiques à cette époque était en premier / lieu de trouver la formule pour fabriquer de l'or ou la pierre philosophale qui, d'après / la croyance de l'époque, aurait permis de réaliser tous les désirs. Après leurs / expéditions en Europe, les Arabes commencèrent à poursuivre plus sérieusement l'étudede / de cette science. Geber, de son vrai nom Abu Adbahhâh Dchabir ibn Hajjân, élève / de Giafar el Ssâdik, était le chimiste le plus célèbre de l'époque, et il possédait / déjà des connaissances très approfondies de la chimie. Il professa à l'Université / de Séville dans la seconde moitié du 8e siècle" "The need for meat is a real need for the human body, to replace energy consumed and, by heredity, is not fair for one unilateral regime. But meat is expensive, and therefore [no] housewife should consistently fail [to include in her cabinet] a jar of Liebig Meat Extract which contains, [in] concentrated form, the most valuable elements of first choice beef Geber with his master Giafar el Ssâdik (8th century). Already the most ancient peoples have dealt with chemistry, although [in] a primitive way. The purpose of the chemical industry at that time was first finding the formula for making gold or the philosopher's stone which, according [to] the belief at the time, would have [fulfilled] all desires. After their expeditions in Europe, the Arabs began to pursue more seriously study of this cience. Geber, whose real name Abu ibn Adbahhâh Dchabir Hajjân, [was a] student [of] Giafar el Ssâdik, the most famous chemist of the time, and he [already] had [a] very extensive knowledge of chemistry. He taught at the University [of] Seville in the second half of 8th century."
Title: Chimistes Celebres French Trading card from Liebig's Extract of Meat Company
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