Figure d' un ver ietté par vomissement

About This Item

Title

Subject

Parasites

Book Illustrations

Description

Title taken from caption of woodcut.

This monster was vomited out by a man complaining of heart pain. It is described as being as wide as a fat pea, four fingers long, and covered in red fur. It may be a description of a parasite.

Creator

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590

Source

Original image in: Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590. Les oeuvres d’Ambroise Paré., page 734. 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.734

Original Format

1 print : woodcut

Physical Dimensions

3 x 9 cm

Citation

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure d' un ver ietté par vomissement,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3043.