A man is forced to kneel before an "iron maiden" in a dungeon in Nuremberg. Lithograph by F. Perlberg, 1863.

  • Perlberg, Friedrich (Fredy), 1848-1921.
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1863
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43422i
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A man is forced to kneel before an "iron maiden" in a dungeon in Nuremberg. Lithograph by F. Perlberg, 1863. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The "iron maiden" is an instrument of torture consisting of a coffin-shaped box lined with iron spikes

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1863.

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1 print : lithograph ; image 22.5 x 24.5 cm

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Das heimliche Gericht mit der eisernen Jungfrau zu Nürnberg 1533. Gez[eichnet] u[nd] lithogr[aphiert] v[on] F. Perlberg junior 1863

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Wellcome Collection 43422i

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