M0007405: Manuscript illustration of cauterisation points, c. 1200

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Cauterization points for various diseases, circa 12th C

Photograph of an illustration from a medical and herbal miscellany held by the British Library (Sloane MS 1975), depicitng cauterisation points for various named conditions. Related images: M0007404, M0007403

6 September 1940

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.