De revelatione facta ab angelo Beato Methodio in carcere dete[n]to
Dublin Core
Title
De revelatione facta ab angelo Beato Methodio in carcere dete[n]to
Subject
Incunabula
Woodcuts (prints)
Antichrist
Cesarean section
Pseudo-Methodius
Description
This book of prophecies attributed to the fourth-century martyr, Methodius, was probably composed by a fifteenth century monk, Wolfgang Aytinger, to arouse animosity between Christians and Muslims. Although not specifically medical, the De revelatione contains a number of unusual woodcuts, among them this image of the birth of the Antichrist—which is also one of the earliest printed depictions of a Caesarian section birth. There is a long iconographic tradition of linking the Antichrist with a Caesarian birth, hinting at the suspicion and distrust surrounding this "unnatural" procedure.
Abstract
Woodcut print of the birth of the Antichrist, one of the earliest printed depictions of a Caesarian section birth, in (Basel, [5] January 1498)
Creator
Pseudo-Methodius
Publisher
Michael Furter
Date Created
1498 January [05]
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (Ballard 473)
Format
image
Extent
1 woodcut print
Language
Latin
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0002512
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1932
Files
Collection
Citation
Pseudo-Methodius , “De revelatione facta ab angelo Beato Methodio in carcere dete[n]to,” OnView, accessed April 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12577.