About This Item
Title
Figure d'un enfant qui a esté preßé au ventre de sa mere, ayant les mains & pieds tortus
Subject
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Image of a child with backwards hands and feet. Thought to be the result of the woman compressing the womb too much.
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.1023
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
13 x 7 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure d'un enfant qui a esté preßé au ventre de sa mere, ayant les mains & pieds tortus,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3110.