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English: The widely reported 1547 "Monster of Crackow," a child apparently born with a devilish face and tail, claws instead of hands, eyes on his stomach, and animals heads growing from his elbows, knees, and chest. De conceptu, fol. 43 recto.
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Source Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Images from the History of Medicine (IHM), http://ihm.nlm.nih.gov/images/A109135. Also showcased in the book: Hidden Treasure (New York, NY: Blast Books, 2012), p. 96. HMD call number: WZ 240 R919sL 1587.
Author Rueff, Jakob, ca. 1500-1558.

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