M0003622EA: Leper with warning bell, 15th century / M0003622EB: Reproduction of a drawing of the old Hospital of St. Bartholomew, Oxford.

Date:: 2 October 1933

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/29/90

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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Wellcome Trust Corporate ArchiveWT
- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0003519-M0003632WT/D/1/20/1/29
        M0003622EA: Leper with warning bell, 15th century / M0003622EB: Reproduction of a drawing of the old Hospital of St. Bartholomew, Oxford.WT/D/1/20/1/29/90

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M0003622EA: Leper with warning bell, 15th century / M0003622EB: Reproduction of a drawing of the old Hospital of St. Bartholomew, Oxford. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Leper with warning bell, 15th century

Description

Photograph of two images. The top image is of an illustration found in a manuscript of an individual with leprosy, with a warning bell, dated circa 15th century. The bottom image is of a drawing of the old Hospital of St. Bartholomew, Oxford. The hospital was founded by King Henry I in 1126 for those infected with leprosy and could accomodate up to twelve patients.

Publication/Creation

2 October 1933

Physical description

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Notes

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.

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