About This Item
Title
Figure du Pirassoipi, espece de Licorne
Subject
Antidotes
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Depiction of the hunting and skinning of a species of bicorn known as the Pirassoipi. Their horns were believed to be an antidote to poison. A piece of the horn would be boiled for a few hours and then the poison victim would drink the water.
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.802
Spatial Coverage
Arabia
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
14 x 17 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure du Pirassoipi, espece de Licorne,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed December 22, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3053.