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Black Death Collection

"Unveiling the Dark Era: The Black Death and its Terrifying Legacy" In the 18th century, a haunting figure emerged known as the Plague Doctor

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Black Death Collection: Plague doctor, 18th century
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Black Death Collection: Coloured TEM of Yersinia pestis bacteria
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Black Death Collection: Plague doctor, France, 18th century
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Black Death Collection: Black Death rat flea, artwork
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Black Death Collection: So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, 1841. Creator: Peter Lightfoot
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Black Death Collection: Flagellants, 1493
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Black Death Collection: Flagellants in the Netherlands town of Tournai (Doornik), 1349
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Black Death Collection: Bubonic plague in France
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Black Death Collection: Rescued from the Plague, London, 1665
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Black Death Collection: The Great Plague, pub. 1890 (colour lithograph)
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Black Death Collection: The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: The Plague Pit (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: The Plague of Tournai in 1095, 1883 (oil on canvas)
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Black Death Collection: The Plague of Ashdod, or The Philistines Struck by the Plague, 1630-31 (oil on canvas)
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Black Death Collection: 'Since when did man paint the Blessed Mother with grey eyes and black hair-curly too, I faith
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Black Death Collection: Her voice was suddenly sweet, (colour litho)
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Black Death Collection: Kneeling he took both of her little brown hands, and his tears fell fast as he kissed them
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Black Death Collection: At a village hostel they found rough, but friendly entertainment, (colour litho)
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Black Death Collection: 'One comes who will open more cage doors than mine or thine, lad', (colour litho)
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Black Death Collection: Hilarius found his mistress, her hands idle on her knee, (colour litho)
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Black Death Collection: The poor also crowded into the monastery gate and were fed, ay, even if the brethren went hungry
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Black Death Collection: This was the gathering of Brother Hilarius, (colour litho)
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Black Death Collection: Procession of Saint Charles Borromeo during the plague of Milan, 1861
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Black Death Collection: Scene from the life of Saint Roch, 1517. Creator: Orley, Everaert (Everard), van (c
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Black Death Collection: Saint Roch attending the Venice plague-victims in the Lazaretto
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Black Death Collection: Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio, Second Half of the 18th cen
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Black Death Collection: Isolario veneto, XII. Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio, 1777
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Black Death Collection: Lazzaretto Nuovo on a map of 17th century. Creator: Historical Document
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Black Death Collection: View of the Town Hall, Marseilles during the Plague of 1720 (oil on canvas)
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Black Death Collection: Procession of a flagellant confraternity (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: The Plague (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: The Great Plague 1348 AD, c. 1950 (litho)
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Black Death Collection: Saint Pauls converted into a Pest House (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: Costume designed to protect doctors from the plague, 1720 (w / c on paper)
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Black Death Collection: Blessed Bernard Tolomei Interceding for the Cessation of the Plague in Siena, c
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Black Death Collection: I Samuel 5: 1-11 The Philistines seize the Ark and are struck by the plague
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Black Death Collection: Hippocrates (c. 460-c. 377 BC) explaining the importance of contagion in the plague
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Black Death Collection: The Dance of the Dead of the Church of la Chaise-Dieu, first half of the 15th Century (litho)
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Black Death Collection: Mortuary cross from plague victim, 1348 (lead)
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Black Death Collection: The Dance of Death (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: Arrival of a procession of flagellants (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: The Flagellants (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: The Black Death (engraving)
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Black Death Collection: 'Here is Bread, Brother'(ink on paper)
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Black Death Collection: Saints Roch and Sebastian. Creator: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)
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Black Death Collection: Edward III, (1312-1377), 1830. Creator: Unknown


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"Unveiling the Dark Era: The Black Death and its Terrifying Legacy" In the 18th century, a haunting figure emerged known as the Plague Doctor. With their beaked masks and long cloaks, they navigated through the horrors of disease that plagued Europe. A coloured TEM image reveals the sinister Yersinia pestis bacteria responsible for spreading this devastating epidemic. It was during this time in France when another Plague Doctor fought tirelessly to save lives amidst chaos. Artwork depicting a Black Death rat flea serves as a chilling reminder of how these tiny creatures carried death on their backs, leading to countless deaths during the 16th century epidemic. The words "So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel" by Peter Lightfoot echo through history, capturing the despair felt during an outbreak in 1841. Flagellants became symbols of religious fervor and desperation in times of crisis. In 1493, they sought redemption through self-flagellation while battling against the wrath of plague. Centuries earlier, in Tournai (Doornik), Netherlands, flagellants gathered together in 1349 to repent for sins and beg for mercy from God amidst one of history's deadliest pandemics. France faced its own battle with bubonic plague—a relentless adversary that claimed numerous lives throughout history. Its impact left scars on communities forever changed by loss and suffering. Yet amid darkness, stories emerge like rays of hope. London witnessed acts of heroism during its Great Plague in 1665 when brave individuals rescued others from certain death at their own perilous risk. A copy from Aegidius Li Muisis' Chronicle showcases Flagellants at Doornik (1349). This miniature painting captures both fear and faith intertwined within medieval society grappling with unimaginable devastation.