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The Water Torture. The prisoner was tied with ropes to a sloping ladder or surface so that his head was lower than his feet. In this position, a cloth was forced down into his mouth, and water was slowly poured down his throat with a pitcher so that he swallowed it until it burst. Facsimile of an engraving from ""Praxis Rerum Criminalium"", by J. Damhouder"". Antwerp, 1556. ""Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance"", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.
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Date
24 juil. 2018
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG24A06_066
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,2Mo (2,2Mo) / 26,8cm x 37,5cm / 3169 x 4429 (300dpi)