M0007095: Manuscript illustration of woman with breast cancer

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Breast cancer, 16th Century

Photograph of an illustration by G.M Faenisch, from an unidentified 16th century manuscript possibly from Prague. The illustration depicts a woman pointing at her exposed breast with the astrological symbol, cancer, drawn on it, and a caption in german underneath. Related images: M0007093, M0007094, M0007092, M0007096, M0007097, M0007098, M0007026

30 July 1940

2 photographs sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm photographic print; 15.2 x 11 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.