A 16th century woodcut of the Monster of Cracow
[The Monster of Cracow.]
Basel, c.1560. Coloured woodcut, 130mm x 70mm, set in text.
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'The Monster of Cracow was a deformed child said to have been born in 1547, with faces embedded in its body. Here it is depicted with a long proboscis, dog heads on its knees and elbows, eyes on its abdomen and monkey heads on its chest.
The illustration is based on one in Pierre Boaistua's 'Histoires Prodigieuses'.
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