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
Source
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 October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3139.