Isola Di S. Bartolomeo

Isola Di S. Bartolomeo

Contributor(s):
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo
The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Plague
Public Health
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Posters
Slides (photographs)
Abstract:
Broadsides were among the earliest examples of commercial printing. Local governments frequently used them to feature health matters and warn citizens of impending epidemics or to promote corrective or protective sanitary measures. This engraving by Giovanni Giacomo Rossi includes a series of vignettes from Rome during the plague of 1656. Messages about hospital use, fumigation practices, removal of the dead, quarantine of patients in prisons, and mass burials are included.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584655X2 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
VCBBBC
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X2
Archival Collection:
Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)