Saint Blaise blessing a baby with a dangerous throat disease (such as diphtheria). Line engraving, 16--.

[Austria] : [publisher not identified], [between 1600 and 1699?]

1 print : engraving ; image and text 12.65 x 8 cm

Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/44/78

S. Blasius Episc[opus] et M[artyr]. Gebett zum H. Blasio. Insonderheit vor seinem Altar zu Wienn in S. Michaelis Pfarrkirchen zu betten. O du Güttigister Herr Jesu ... von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit Amen. Below text, a prayer to be used before altar of St Blaise in St Michael's church, Vienna, to cure any named person of throat disease ("das gefahrliche Hals-wehe")

Wellcome Collection 586743i