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"Maistre Robert", a blind healer healing by laying-on of hands. Oil painting.

Michael Schüppach being consulted by a gentleman, who is grasped at the shoulders by a skeleton. Engraving by C. Mechel, 1775.

Professionalism and ethics in complementary and alternative medicine / John K. Crellin, Fernando Ania.

Complementary healthcare : a guide for patients / [written and produced by Margot Pinder [and others] ; edited by Margot Pinder].

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Michael Schüppach being consulted by a gentleman, who is grasped at the shoulders by a skeleton. Engraving by C. Mechel, 1775.

Professionalism and ethics in complementary and alternative medicine / John K. Crellin, Fernando Ania.

Complementary healthcare : a guide for patients / [written and produced by Margot Pinder [and others] ; edited by Margot Pinder].

"Maistre Robert", a blind healer healing by laying-on of hands. Oil painting.