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Paul Fürst, Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom, 1656

Paul Fürst, Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom, 1656
Paul Fürst, Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom, 1656. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The satirical broadside of the beaked plague doctor of Rome, the source of the image most people know.

Source: the original on Wikimedia Commons, with its full record and licence.

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Here endeth this leaf of Shaping Sense, called Paul Fürst, Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom, 1656. Imprinted by Senseshaper Press at senseshaper.com, firſt ſet forth the ſeventh day of October, 2026. Free to read, ſhare and cite under CC BY‑NC 4.0. Finis.

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Fisher,
Zachary [Senseshaper].
“Paul Fürst, Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom, 1656.”
Shaping Sense,
7 Oct. 2026,
senseshaper.com/furst-doctor-schnabel.
Short form: Senseshaper, “Paul Fürst, Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom, 1656.”

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