M0003622EA: Leper with warning bell, 15th century / M0003622EB: Reproduction of a drawing of the old Hospital of St. Bartholomew, Oxford.

Date:
2 October 1933
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/29/90
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Contains: 2 images

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Credit

M0003622EA: Leper with warning bell, 15th century / M0003622EB: Reproduction of a drawing of the old Hospital of St. Bartholomew, Oxford. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Leper with warning bell, 15th century

Description

Photograph of two images. The top image is of an illustration found in a manuscript of an individual with leprosy, with a warning bell, dated circa 15th century. The bottom image is of a drawing of the old Hospital of St. Bartholomew, Oxford. The hospital was founded by King Henry I in 1126 for those infected with leprosy and could accomodate up to twelve patients.

Publication/Creation

2 October 1933

Physical description

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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