The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library

Figure du Giraffe

About This Item

Title

Figure du Giraffe

Subject

Book Illustrations

Description

Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Image of a captured giraffe being lead by a few men. Pare describes the giraffe as being a shy animal, however, once captured, it is gentle and easy to manage.

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.1072

Spatial Coverage

Africa

Original Format

1 print : woodcut

Physical Dimensions

14 x 17 cm

Citation

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure du Giraffe,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 30, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3138.