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AHASVÉRUS, fac-simile d'une gravure allemande de 1618, d'après Champfleury: Fig. 3

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Abstract:
An engraving, reprinted from Champfleury's Histoire de l'Imagerie Populaire, which represents the archetypal "Wandering Jew". Meige, a neuroscientist, worked with Charcot on his doctorate. His main work is on dystonia, a disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, a particular set of which is named after him (Meige Syndrome).

Citation

"AHASVÉRUS, fac-simile d'une gravure allemande de 1618, d'après Champfleury: Fig. 3 " (1893). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:1102250/

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  • Paris: Capital of the 19th Century

    The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.

    It offers online access to …

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