MEDICAL - SICK MAN IMAGE - POISON MAN [Left] Mediaeval drawing (early 15th century) displaying the 'Sick Man', or 'Little Sick Man' [Krankheitmannlein]. This is a copy of drawings of very ancient origin, setting out the various illnesses to which the body is heir. In the English tradition, there is also an image of the so-called Krankeit, which is a man pretending various illnesses in order to improve his chances as a beggar. [Right] Mediaeval drawing displays the Poison Man [in German, the Venenmann] - pointing to the source of poisoning, and its relation to the four humours (here, melanc

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MEDICAL - SICK MAN IMAGE - POISON MAN [Left] Mediaeval drawing (early 15th century) displaying the 'Sick Man', or 'Little Sick Man' [Krankheitmannlein]. This is a copy of drawings of very ancient origin, setting out the various illnesses to which the body is heir. In the English tradition, there is also an image of the so-called Krankeit, which is a man pretending various illnesses in order to improve his chances as a beggar. [Right] Mediaeval drawing displays the Poison Man [in German, the Venenmann] - pointing to the source of poisoning, and its relation to the four humours (here, melancolia, colera, sanguis and flegma). Both images are from 'Eine Pariser 'Ketham' Handshfit aus der zeit Konig Karls VI (1380-1422)' in Archiv fur Geschichte der Medizin, Band 2, 1909.

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