The Digital Ark :: The Two-Headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels

The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

The Two-Headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels

Secondary Title (i.e. Proceedings Title): Periodical Title: Publication Type:Book, Whole Authors:Bondeson,Jan
Editors: Publisher:Cornell University Press Place of Publication:Ithaca, N.Y. Publication Date:2000 Alternate Date (i.e. Conference Date): Volume: Issue: Start Page:295 End Page: Abstract: Descriptors/Keywords:Abnormalities, Human, horns, human curiosities, exhibition
ISBN:0801437679 URL:

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Subject of/in a document - Davis, Mary (c.1596-fl. 1676)
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Annotation:In his chapter on "Horned Humans," describes the recording, exhibiting, and viewing of humans with horn-like protrusions and the attempts to make sense of the origin of these protrusions.