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Hermaphrodite twins from De Hermaphroditorum, 1614

Janus head or two-faced man

MONSTROSITY: Winged Monster. Ulisse Aldrovandi,

Signor Saltarino.

Two human figures showing abnormalities, one with a face on the torso and the other with the body of a child on the torso

ABNORMALITIES: Tabulae ad illustrandam embry

Two human figures with abnormalities

MONSTROSITY: Sea Monter

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Monster from De Hermaphroditorum, 1614

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ABNORMALITIES: Tabulae ad illustrandam embry

Two human figures with abnormalities

MONSTROSITY: Sea Monter

Multi-coloured people

Monster from De Hermaphroditorum, 1614