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Terra Sigillata, Plague Medicine, 1501-1700
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Title:
Terra Sigillata, Plague Medicine, 1501-1700
Caption:
Terra sigillata, Germany, 1501-1700. Terra sigillata, or "sealed earth," was a clay-like soil believed to have medicinal qualities which was first used on the Greek island of Lemnos in around 500 BCE. It was usually prepared into cakes which were stamped with a seal of authenticity and then dried. The clay was crushed into a powder and taken with liquids or made into a paste and smeared on the body. Terra sigillata was believed to fight against a number of diseases including plague and was highly sought after during epidemics. An increased demand needed an increased supply and sources were found in Hungary, France, Germany, Malta, Sienna and Silesia.
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Album / Science Source / Wellcome Images
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Image size:
4208 x 2780 px | 33.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 23.5 cm | 14.0 x 9.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1500S • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 1600S • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • 1700S • 17TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • BLACK DEATH • CLAY PILL • CURE • DIRT PILL • DRUG • EPIDEMIC • EUROPE • EUROPEA • EUROPEAN • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • INEFFECTIVE • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • MEDICINE • PANACEA • PILL • PLACEBO • PLAGUE • PSEUDO-SCIENCE • PSEUDOSCIENCE • SCIENCE • SEALED EARTH • SOIL PILL • TABLET • TERRA SIGILLATA • TREATMENT
