About This Item
Title
La figure de la Salamandre
Subject
Animals, Poisonous
Urodela
Salamander
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Woodcut of a salamander, which, according to the text, is not only poisonous, but poisons all of the plants it passes by.
Creator
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590
Source
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1614
Language
French
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_9f.770
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
7 x 17 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “La figure de la Salamandre,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3045.