Images Dated 15th January 2008

Plague doctor, France, 18th century

Plague doctor. Artwork of the clothing used by doctors during plague outbreaks. This design, though in use much earlier, is from The Great Plague of Marseilles, France, in 1720. The plague (or Black Death) affected Europe from the 1340s to the 1700s. It is thought to have been bubonic plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, and spread by fleas on rats. This outbreak, one of the largest in Europe in the early 18th century, killed over 100, 000 people. The costume's beaked bronze mask contained aromatic herbs. This reduced the smell for the doctor and the limited airflow through holes in the beak reduced exposure to "bad air". Gloves and a heavily oiled undergarment and cloak were also designed to reduce exposure. 19th century artwork by Daumier, published in Devils, Drugs and Doctors (London, 1929)

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Philippine Tarsier hides and rests during daytime on his perching site

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Philippine Tarsier hides and rests during daytime on his "perching site"
Philippines. February
Tarsius syrichta
in a typical habitat of undergrowth in a dense secondary tropical rainforest near PTFI (Philippine Tarsier Foundation Incorporated) Tarsier Research and Development Centre in Corella, Bohol
Andrey Zvoznikov
Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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View of houses, Staithes, North York Moors, England

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