Medical Xylography Description Block 76

Author: Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)

Book: Monstrorum Historia (Bologna: 1642)

Notes: Another "monster" as in Aldrovandi's seminal work on monstrosities. This one shows what appears to be a "cone head" with his intestines on display. His anus seems to be on his posterior thigh. Most unusual!

 

 

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