Malade que l’on presente a Ixora pou obtenis sa guerison. / Maniere dont les Femmes se Brulent aux Indes apres la Mort de leurs Epoux.

C.18th engravings showing a patient presented to Ixora (Lord Shiva) for a cure and the lower image of the Ayurvedic use of cow urine, Gomutra which isbelieved to cure leprosy, fever, peptic ulcer, liver ailments, kidney disorders and Asthma .

From Denis Diderot’s, Encyclopaedia which was a monument in the history of European thought, undermining the ancien regime and heralding the French Revolution. It was a permanent source for all aspects of eighteenth century knowledge. It was edited by the brilliant Denis Diderot (1713-1784).

Provenance: Wigan Public Library (stamp)

References: Printing and the Mind of Man 200.