Pestblatt
Dublin Core
Title
Pestblatt
Subject
Incunabula
Woodcuts (prints)
Broadsides
Description
This broadside sheet was printed during an epidemic of plague in the German city of Augsburg in the early 1470s. The woodcut depicts Saints Sebastian and Roch (accompanied by an angel), comforting those struck down by the plague. Prayers to the two saints are printed below. The aid of Saint Sebastian, a third-century martyr, was frequently invoked in cases of plague, and the intercession of Saint Roch (d. 1327) was said to be responsible for the end of an outbreak in the city of Constance in 1414.
Abstract
Woodcut print from a broadside sheet showing Saints Sebastian and Roch, published in Augsburg, circa 1473
Creator
Unknown
Date Created
1473, circa
Rights
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Access Rights
Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information
Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (Ballard 526)
Format
image
Extent
1 broadside sheet with woodcut print
Language
German
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0002509
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, circa 1932
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Pestblatt,” OnView, accessed April 20, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12585.