Engraving showing mummified bodies and the mummification process, from "A Compleat History of Druggs" by Pierre Pomet, 1694. Pierre Pomet (1658-1699) was a succesful French chemist, who published a catalogue of simple and compound drugs from his vast collection, as well as a description of his cabinet of curiosities. His history of drugs was considered the most complete and reliable compendium of its time.