On Monsters and Marvels
Download or Read eBook On Monsters and Marvels PDF written by Ambroise Pare and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ambroise Pare |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2011-01-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226645612 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226645614 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On Monsters and Marvels by : Ambroise Pare
Book excerpt: 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.
