M0007401: Manuscript illustration from <i>Medicina Antiqua</i>, depicting a patient being treated for rabies

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Photograph of an illustration from <i>Medicina Antiqua</i>, a 13th century manuscript held by the Austrian National Library (Codex Vindobonensis 93). The illustration depicts a patient being treated for rabies with verbena, a cockrel in the background, a decapitated dog in the foreground with two seated men underneath. Related images: M0007083, M0007084, M0007085, M0007086, M0007110, M0007114, M0007184, M0007185, M0007189, M0007201, M0007389, M0007390, M0007391, M0007392, M0007393, M0007394, M0007395, M0007396, M0007397, M0007398, M0007400, M0007082, M0007402

M0007401: Manuscript illustration from Medicina Antiqua, depicting a patient being treated for rabies

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