Monstra

Pictures of monstrosity

 

Foster development in animals and humans sometimes fail with the most strange results. These sick individuals are often aborted or will have a short and miserable life - depending on the degree of malformation. Monstrosity has always been a horror mixed fascination, because here you see how much can go wrong. 

 

Below illustrations of monstrosity from old books, where individuals like these often were called Monstra:

 

 

T. Bartholin: Acta medica & philosophica hafniensis. 1671-79

 

 

G-L. L. de Buffon: Histoire naturelle générale et particulière ...  1750-79

 

 

 

E.F. Gurlt: Lehrbuch der pathologischen Anatomie der Haus-Säugethiere.  1831-32

 

 

 

E.F. Gurlt: Über thierische Missgeburten ...  1877