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Ambroise Paré, born in France around 1510, was chief surgeon to both Charles IX and Henri III. In one of the first attempts to explain birth defects, Paré produced On Monsters and Marvels, an illustrated encyclopedia of curiosities, of monstrous human and animal births, bizarre beasts, and natural p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pare, Ambroise (Autor)
Otros Autores: Pallister, Janis L. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2021]
Temas:
Abnormalities, Human > Early works to 1800.
Animals > Abnormalities > Early works to 1800.
SCIENCE / General.
birth defects, monstrosity, natural history, philosophy, nonfiction, abnormalities, animals, renaissance, twins, triplets, androgynes, hermaphrodites, hereditary diseases, succubi, incubi, demons, possession, sorcerers, leper, fraud, stones, childbirth, pregnancy, marine, flying, terrestrial, celestial, womb, nature, providence, religion.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Ambroise Paré, born in France around 1510, was chief surgeon to both Charles IX and Henri III. In one of the first attempts to explain birth defects, Paré produced On Monsters and Marvels, an illustrated encyclopedia of curiosities, of monstrous human and animal births, bizarre beasts, and natural phenomena. Janice Pallister's acclaimed English translation offers a glimpse of the natural world as seen by an extraordinary Renaissance natural philosopher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 p.) : 91 b&w illustrations
ISBN:9780226645612
9783110667844
Acceso:restricted access

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