File:Plague doctors' beak shaped mask.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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This file was derived from: Gerhart Altzenbach, Kleidung widder den Todt Anno 1656.png |
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: zoom on mask, mirror. The original can be viewed here: Gerhart Altzenbach, Kleidung widder den Todt Anno 1656.png:  . Modifications made by Skäpperöd.
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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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- File:Gerhart_Altzenbach,_Kleidung_widder_den_Todt_Anno_1656.png licensed with PD-old-100
- 2011-06-30T15:40:12Z Ian Spackman 875x1145 (773705 Bytes)
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| current | 16:53, 20 August 2012 | | 385 × 498 (220 KB) | Skäpperöd | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=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 –... |
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