Man visited by the scourge of leprosy. Disease was often thought to be God's punishment for a sinful act or acts. From Hans van Gersdorff Veldt Boeck

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Man visited by the scourge of leprosy. Disease was often thought to be God's punishment for a sinful act or acts. From Hans van Gersdorff Veldt Boeck van den Chirugia Scheel-Hans, Amsterdam, 1593. Illustrations same as in 1517 Strasbourg edition. Woodcut.

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