M0008132: Capturing the caladrius

Previous title, replaced September 2020: Capturing the Caladrius, and its use in sickness...

Manuscript illustration showing men capturing the mythical bird caladrius and its use in sickness as an omen for recovery or death. The original manuscript (reference H.M.E. c/570) is not held by Wellcome Collection.

09 September 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.