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Grandi, Jacomo
Publikováno v:
Philosophical Transactions (1665-1678), 1670 Jan 01. 5, 1188-1189.
Externí odkaz:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/101567
Autor:
Whitney Dirks
In 1680, the poor cottager Mary Herring gave birth to conjoined twins. At two weeks of age, they were kidnapped to be shown for money, and their deaths shortly thereafter gave rise to a four-year legal battle over ownership and income. The Herring tw
Autor:
Francesco Paolo de Ceglia
When, why and how was it first believed that the corpse could reveal ‘signs'useful for understanding the causes of death and eventually identifying those responsible for it? The Body of Evidence. Corpses and Proofs in Early Modern European Medicine
Autor:
A.W. Bates
In early modern Europe, monstrous births were significant events that were seen alive by many people, and dissected, embalmed and collected after death. Emblematic Monsters is a social history of monstrous births as seen through popular print, schola
Autor:
Mark Thornton Burnett
Constructing'Monsters'in Shakespearean Drama and Early Modern Culture argues for the crucial place of the'monster'in the early modern imagination. Burnett traces the metaphorical significance of'monstrous'forms across a range of early modern exhibiti