Isola Di S. Bartolomeo Isola Di S. Bartolomeo

Contributor(s): Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): Plague Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: Broadsides were among the earliest examples of commercial printing. Local governments frequently used them to feature health matters and warn citizens of impending epidemics or to promote corrective or protective sanitary measures. This engraving by Giovanni Giacomo Rossi includes a series of vignettes from Rome during the plague of 1656. Messages about hospital use, fumigation practices, removal of the dead, quarantine of patients in prisons, and mass burials are included.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X2 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBBC Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X2 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)