The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching.

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The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1 print : engraving, with gouache ; image 12.4 x 8 cm

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✝ Z ✝ D I A ✝ B I ✝ Z ✝ S A B ✝ Z ✝ H G F I B F R S The meaning of the lettering is explained by Sannig, loc. cit.

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Bernhard Sannig, Rituale ecclesiasticum continens varias absolutiones, benedictiones, conjurationes, exorcismos, ritus, ac alias caeremonias ecclesiasticas, Cologne 1711, pp. 340-345
Don C. Skemer, 'Deciphering a central European plague amulet', Blog Wellcome Library, 14 October 2016

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Wellcome Collection 11164i

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