File:Gerhart Altzenbach, Kleidung widder den Todt Anno 1656.png
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English: Gerhart Altzenbach, Kleidung widder den Todt: Anno 1656 (Habitus Contra Mortem / Un habit contre la Morte), c.1656. The engraving depicts a Roman plague doctor wearing protective clothing – including glass goggles and beak-shaped mask – typical of its time and place. The attire and its purpose are described in Latin, French and German. The image is discussed in G. L. Townsend, ‘The Plague Doctor’, J Hist Med Allied Sci, 20 (1965), 276. |
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| Source | Reproduced as Fig. 1-6 in David L. Streiner, Douglas W. MacPherson, Brian D. Gushulak, PDQ Public Health (Shelton, CT: People’s Medical Publishing House-USA, 2010). https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mi-rhfdFaXgC&pg=PA12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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