M0004707: Manuscript page from Mélanges d'archéologie showing "Caladre" (Caladrius)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Bestiaries, "C'est le Kaladre"

A reproduction of a photograph of a print illustration from the book Mélanges d'archéologie by Charles Cahier and Arthur Martin, published in 1851. The illustrations are plate number XXVII. The main illustratoin seen shows the mythical beast "Caladre" who was believed to be a bird which can tell if a sick man will die, and can cure disease.

9 August 1936

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 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 2021.

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