About This Item
Title
Figure de deux filles gemelles, joinctes & unies par les parties posterieures
Subject
Congenital Abnormalities
Twins, Conjoined
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Image of conjoined twins.
The twins were born in 1475 in Verona and were taken to several cities in Italy to capitalize on the publics curiosity.
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.1007a
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
12 x 7 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure de deux filles gemelles, joinctes & unies par les parties posterieures,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3086.