Monster

About This Item

Title

Monster

Subject

Book Illustrations

Description

Title provided by cataloger.

This particular monster was part of a monsterous birth. First the woman gave birth to a skin with no form, then to the monster pictured, then to a baby boy who died a few days later. The monster, when born, ran around the room, making a great noise, and was smothered by the women assisting with the birth.

Creator

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590

Source

Original image in: Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590. Les oeuvres d’Ambroise Paré., page 733. ZEa 9f (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1614

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Language

French

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZEa_9f.733b

Original Format

1 print : woodcut

Physical Dimensions

6 x 14 cm

Citation

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Monster,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3042.