21. Monstrum tribus oculis, & quatuor manibus/ Puella alia oculis, & naribus carens Ulisse Aldrovandi Woodcut [Bononiae. Typis Nicolai Tebaldini MDCXLII. Superiorum permissu.] Image 180 x 120 mm / 162 x 105 mm, Sheet 350 x 245 mm A pair of illustrations, on either side of the same sheet, depicting a three-eyed monster with four arms and girl without a nose or eyes, from the 1642 edition of Aldrovandus’ seminal treatise on medical oddities and natural irregularities, the Monstrorum Historia. On the recto, the male figure is shown in medieval dress, wearing a tunic with tights. His eyes, three in number, are next to each other in the centre of his broadened face. He has abnormally large ears, breasts, and four arms.
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On the verso, a childlike female figure is depicted without eyes or a nose. Condition: Strong impressions. Minor time toning to edges of sheet. [43815] £120