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Figure de la beste Thanacth

About This Item

Title

Figure de la beste Thanacth

Subject

Book Illustrations

Description

Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Image of a Thanacth being hunted. The Thanacth is a monster with the head of a man and covered in curly black hair. It is a gentle beast and is hunted by people living near the Red Sea.

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.1073

Spatial Coverage

Africa
Red Sea

Original Format

1 print : woodcut

Physical Dimensions

14 x 17 cm

Citation

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure de la beste Thanacth,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 27, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3139.