Gratis : Si partono da questa magnifica città, (per la DIO gratia), libera d'ogni sospetto di mal contagioso; l'infrascritti ... per andar a ... anni statura pelo, anni statura pelo, anni statura pelo con suoi arnesi ... veronae ex Offic. Sanitatis die ... mensis ... anni ... / Provisores Sanitatis Veronae.
- Date:
- [approximately 1630-1631?]
- Ephemera
About this work
Description
Health pass (fede di sanità) issued by the Verona health authorities enabling the bearer to pass freely despite there being quarantines and heavy restrictions on travel due to plague. There is a woodcut at the top of the sheet in the centre of the text of a man with a staff, halo holding an ornate (shield?) with a cross in an oval on it. Details of the person concerned would be entered by hand in the spaces provided, along with height, weight and age.
Publication/Creation
Verona : Provisores Sanitatis Veronae, [approximately 1630-1631?]
Physical description
1 broadside : 1 brown and white illustration ; 16 x 21 cm
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in "Can Graphic Design Save Your Life?" at Wellcome Collection, 7 September 2017 - 14 January 2018
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Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesEPH501Location Access Closed storesEPH501:49Note