About This Item
Title
Figure d'un poulain ayant la teste d' homme
Subject
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Image of a colt with a human face.
In 1254, a mare gave birth to this creature during the war between the Florentines and the Pisans.
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.1005
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
8 x 13 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure d'un poulain ayant la teste d' homme,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3083.