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Pride of the spirit is one of the five temptations of the dying man, according to Ars moriendi. Here, demons tempt the dying man with crowns (a medieval allegory to earthly pride) under the disapproving gaze of Mary, Christ and God. Woodblock seven (4a) of eleven,
Netherlands, circa 1460.
A siren holds a comb and a fish. The artist clearly knew little about female anatomy.
Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, Folio 65v
Hunters look gloatingly at their prize, the testicles of the beavers they are hunting. The top beaver looks resentful of his loss, while the one at the bottom prepares to make the same sacrifice.
The Bodleian Library Bestiary, England, c 1225-50
Lion and pilgrims, The Bodleian Library Bestiary, England, c 1225-50
Hyena, British Library, Royal MS 12 C. xix, Folio 11v
Griffin, British Library, Harley MS 4751, Folio 7v
Burning of Witches. British Library, Royal 16 G VI f. 64.
Mosaic of Satan in Hell, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence.
Stefan Lochner - The Last Judgment.
circa 1435
The Last Judgement - Blessed Fra Angelico (1431)
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'behold a pale horse, & he that sat upon him, his name was Death, & hell followed him', BL Royal 19 B XV
An operation to repair a compound fracture of the skull, France, N. (Amiens), 1st quarter of the 14th century, Sloane 1977, f. 2r- See more at British Library
A dentist with silver forceps and a necklace of large teeth, extracting the tooth of a well seated man. Omne Bonum (England - London; 1360–1375).
"Anatomical Man" (also "Zodiacal Man"), Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (Ms.65, f.14v, early 15th century)
St. Francis and others treating victims of leprosy. Some writers identify these patients as suffering from smallpox, given the symptoms illustrated. However, the image is mistakenly used to illustrate the Black Death. It comes from a manuscript of La Franceschina, (c.1474), a chronicle of the Order by Franciscan Jacopo Oddi (d. 1488) of Perugia.
The burial of the victims of the plague in Tournai. Detail of a miniature from "The Chronicles of Gilles Li Muisis" (1272-1352), abbot of the monastery of St. Martin of the Righteous. Bibliothèque royale de Belgique,
Triumph of Death, Wall Painting, ca. 1448, Palazzo Abatellis