Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Deux livres de chirurgie. I. De la generation de l’homme… II. Des monstres tant terrestres que marins avec leurs portraits.

Paris: André Wechel, 1573.

Many reports of real malformations are intermixed with mythical accounts. English translations, 1634, and later. Recent English translation, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1982. Digital facsimile of the 1573 edition from BnF Gallica at this link.

Facet Tags

Immunology & Dermatology

Subjects

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS SURGERY: General TERATOLOGY

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#534.51
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/1798
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	deux-livres-de-chirurgie-i-de-la-generation-de-lhomme-ii-des-monstres-tant-terrestres-que-marins-avec-leurs-portraits

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris

Mentioned in annotation: Chicago