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Figure d'un Monstre femelle sans teste

About This Item

Title

Figure d'un Monstre femelle sans teste

Subject

Congenital Abnormalities
Book Illustrations

Description

Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Image of a female infant, born without a head. This "monster" was witnessed by Parisian doctor Monsieur Hautin.

Creator

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1614

Language

French

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZEa_9f.1019b

Original Format

1 print : woodcut

Physical Dimensions

11 x 13 cm

Citation

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure d'un Monstre femelle sans teste,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed May 2, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3104.