▁the ▁metal ▁cap ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁ham mer . ▁▁ ▁There ▁were ▁many ▁variations ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁cr ush er ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁period , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁even ▁had ▁a ▁re cept acle ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁victim . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Med ieval ▁instruments ▁of ▁tort ure ▁Category : Execution ▁equipment <0x0A> </s> ▁Pe z iza ▁mic rop us ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁ap othe cial ▁fung us ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁Pe z iz aceae . ▁This ▁European ▁fung us ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁ro tt ing ▁wood , ▁especially ▁be ech ▁and ▁el m ▁and ▁tends ▁to ▁th rive ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁out break s ▁of ▁Dutch ▁el m ▁disease . ▁The ▁asc oc ar ps ▁are ▁irregular ▁pale ▁brown ▁sau cers ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁diameter , ▁appearing ▁from ▁summer ▁to ▁aut umn . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Pe z iza ▁mic rop us ▁at ▁GB IF ▁ ▁Category : P ez iz aceae ▁Category : F ung i ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Christ ia an ▁Hend rik ▁Pers oon <0x0A> </s> ▁Anna ▁La et it ia ▁Bar ba uld ▁( , ▁by ▁herself ▁possibly ▁, ▁as ▁in ▁French , ▁n ée ▁A ik in ; ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁English ▁poet , ▁ess ay ist , ▁literary ▁critic