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Extracting the stone of madness

Posted on 31 May 2017 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — 1 Comment

Extracting the Stone of Madness, Hieronymus Bosch c. 1494, Museo del Prado, Madrid Surgery to ‘treat’ mental illness 500 years ago was no joke. You would have a hole drilled into your skull to take the madness out. Is this what Alejandra…

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