Stories
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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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The eyes have it
In 1583, eye specialist Georg Bartisch published a book detailing the treatments he’d developed for various eye disorders. Today his approach seems to mix surprising innovation with entirely contemporary religious judgement.
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Saint Matthias. Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1583.
Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602.Date: 1583Reference: 6600i- Books
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[Kalender uden titelblad for 1583][S.l.]
AnonDate: 1583- Books
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Den xviij-sten Januarii 1583 in Antwerpen
AnonDate: 1583- Pictures
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Adam and Eve expelled from Eden by an angel with a flaming sword. Line engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos, 1583.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Date: 1583Reference: 15645i- Pictures
The arch of Constantine, Rome: north side. Line engraving, 1583.
Date: 1583 :Reference: 2977724i