


Giovannino dei Grassi and Belbello da Pavia
Visconti Book of Hours, for Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Milan, late 14th century
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Fantastic Ruins with St Augustine and the Child - oil on canvas (detail) 1623 | Francois de Nome

Plague doctor mask, Germany, c. 16th century. As protection against the disease doctors wore a leather gown with a wrap and a mask. Herbs or sponges soaked with vinegar were put into a beak-like protrusion in order to filter the air.
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“Dark star, I seek you in all the endless rooms of the universe.” (The Wormwood Star, 1955, Curtis Harrington)
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