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Iron maiden torture device - Exterior | | Iron maiden torture device - Exterior: Encyclopedia II - Iron maiden torture device - Exterior | | The alleged Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was anthropomorphic. It was probably styled after the Madonna, with a carved likeness of her on the face. The Maiden was about 7 feet (2.1m) tall and 3 feet (0.9m) wide, had double doors, and was big enough to contain an adult man. According to a supposed hoax by Johann Philipp Siebenkees in 1793, it was first used on August 14, 1515 to execute a coin forger.
The Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was actually built in the 19th century as a misinterpretation of a medieval "Schandmantel" (infamy cloak), which ...
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Iron maiden torture device - Exterior
The alleged Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was anthropomorphic. It was probably styled after the Madonna, with a carved likeness of her on the face. The Maiden was about 7 feet (2.1m) tall and 3 feet (0.9m) wide, had double doors, and was big enough to contain an adult man. According to a supposed hoax by Johann Philipp Siebenkees in 1793, it was first used on August 14, 1515 to execute a coin forger.
The Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was actually built in the 19th century as a misinterpretation of a medieval "Schandmantel" (infamy cloak), which was made of wood and tin but without spikes. That cloak did not harm the body or even lead to death, and it was supposed as a chastisement for poachers and prostitutes, who had to wear it in public for a certain time.
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