17 December 2015
14th century art
The illustration above comes from the Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340 (British Library, Add 42130, fol. 146v).
The one below depicts the world's most famous C-section. "Birth of Julius Caesar, Les anciennes hystoires rommaines, Paris 14th century." (British Library, Royal 16 G VII, fol. 219r)
Addendum - a tip of the blogging hat to reader Snotty, who offers this well-written article about The Truth About Julius Caesar and "Caesarean" Sections, which suggests that the term Caesarean derives not from the birth of Julius Caesar, but from the Lex Caesarea - a Roman law mandating surgical removal of the fetus from dying mothers.
Both items via the quite remarkable Discarding Images tumblr.
it may be famous, but it never happened:
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Thank you, Snotty. I've added your link and info from it to the post.
DeleteBaby Julius: "L'Oréal... because you're worth it"
ReplyDeleteWhatever it takes to kill Macbeth.
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