[Neither man or animal is immune to the plague]

[Neither man or animal is immune to the plague]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 author
Contributor(s):
Weiditz, Hans, artist
Publication:
Augspurg: Heynrich Steyner, 1532
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Patients
Physicians
Death
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
A man in bed is attended by a man and a woman, all have their faces covered; the man in bed has an open, exuding sore on his left side. Scattered around the room are the bodies of a man and a child, and various animals, all victims of the plague.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Is part of: Von der Artzney bayder Glück, des guten und wederwertigen, l. 116 recto.; (DNLM)2275016R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
woodcut
NLM Unique ID:
101435744 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013233
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101435744