Delft, the Netherlands: left, the city on fire in 1536

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Delft, the Netherlands: left, the city on fire in 1536; right, St Lazarus's House with a resident receiving news of the fire. Engraving, 15 –. Right, outside the city of Delft, a woman (apparently, though Muller, loc. cit., says a monk) bangs on the door of the Lazarus house shouting "Delft brant" (Delft is on fire!). A man inside the house (also described by Muller as a monk) looks out of a window and says "Godt sij gelooft" (God be praised!). Created 1500–1599. Leprosy – Hospitals. Communicable diseases – Hospitals. Bells. Towers. Medieval. Architecture. Monks. Delft (Netherlands). Work ID: pkurkn7v.

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