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MONSTROSITY: Winged Monster. Ulisse Aldrovandi,
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MONSTROSITY: Winged Monster. Ulisse Aldrovandi,
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The "Peruvian harpy": a harpy with two tails, horns, fangs, winged ears, and long wavy hair. Coloured etching.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 39924i- Pictures
An allegory of jealousy: a sleeping man, with an owl sitting on his pillow, a winged monster approaches and presents him with a crown of antlers. Coloured stipple engraving.
Reference: 38966i- Pictures
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The "Peruvian harpy": a harpy with two tails, horns, fangs, winged ears and long wavy hair. Etching attributed to L.A. Boutelou, 1784.
Date: [1784]Reference: 39919i- Pictures
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A winged figure carrying witches and monsters through the air. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798]Reference: 37104i- Pictures
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Sharabha, with eight arms and the body of a winged lion. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 581067i- Digital Images
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Two figures with abnormalities, one with wings as arms and feathered legs and the other one with a horned head
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A winged couple holding a crutch, accompanied by a cat and snake. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798]Reference: 37168i- Books
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A Brief narrative of a strange and wonderful old woman that hath a pair of horns growing upon her head : giving a true account how they have several times after being shed, grown again : declaring the place of her birth, her education and conversation with the first occasion of their growth, the time of their continuance and where she is now to be seen, viz. at the sign of the Swan near Charing Cross.
Date: 1676- Books
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Strange news from Ireland, or, A true and perfect relation of a famous fish taken at Kingsale : the manner of its taking, and description of its horrible shapes / as it was certified in a letter from one Mr. Robinson, living in Kingsale, (an eye-witness) to Mr. John Davie a relation of his, living in Westminster.
Robinson, MrDate: 1677- Books
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By His Majestys authority. At the [blank] is to be seen two monsters : which by medicines prescribed (by Madam Goodin, in Goodman's-Fields).
Date: [1696]- Books
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The strange monster or, true news from Nottingham-shire of a strange monster born at Grasly in Nottingham-shire, three miles from Nottingham : with a relation of his strange and wonderful shape, the time his mother was in travail with him, with several other things of note. Together with a brief relation of several monstrous and prodigious births which happened heretofore in this our nation. Licensed according to order.
Date: 1668- Books
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England's new vvonders or Four strange and amazing relations that have lately come to pass in England : I. A strange and wonderfull account of one Mary Blackstone, near Hull in York-shire, who after ten years barrenness, was with child of a [mo]nstrous birth, and delivered after wo [sic] years going of it in having 3 heads, each an eye in the forehead, serpents twisting about each neck, 4 arms, and 4 legs, each 10 fingers and toes on the hands and feet; the privities of male and female. With the examination of the mother by the miller, what answer she [ga]ve, her prayer and advice to all women. Not to wish for things God sees not convenient to give lest fearfull punishments overtake them, with the [...] for her funeral sermon, before she dyed, and the substance of the sermon. By D. Boase. [I]I. An account of a mighty serpent, and the appearing of a terrible fiery serpent, at [...] Bedfordshire. ... [I]V. An account of two enemies fighting in the [...] in Bri[t]any in France. All very terrible and wonderful. Licensed according to print.
Date: Anno Dom. 1697- Books
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A description of a strange (and miraculous) fish : cast upon the sands in the meads, in the hundred of Worwell, in the county Palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere. The certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous fish. To the tune of Bragandary.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1635?]- Books
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A true relation of a monstrons [sic] female-child : with two heads, four eyes, four ears, two noses, two mouths and four arms, four legs, and all things else proportionably, fixed to one body. Born about the 19th of May last, ar [sic] a village called Ill-Brewers near Taunton Dean in somerset=shire. Likewise a true and perfect account of its form so prodigiously strange, with several remarkable passages observed from it since its birth, so great and amazing, that the like has not been known in many ages: with many other circumstances. As it was faithfully communicated in a letter, by a person of worth, living in Tauntou-Dean [sic], to a gentleman here in London, and attested by many hundreds of no mean rank; and well koown [sic] to several gentlemen in and about London.
Date: [1685?]- Books
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Great nevvs from Saxony: or, A new and strange relation of the mighty giant Koorbmep, of his devouring men, and of the great rebellion raised by him, and his confederates in the midd Saxony : in a letter sent over from Nodnol, to a peer of the realm of England; dated the 10th day of this month of August. Now made publick for general satisfaction.
B. RDate: [1680]- Books
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A true relation of a monstrous female-child : with two heads, fower eyes, fower ears, two no[ses, two] mouthes, and fower arms, fower legs, and all things proportionably, fixed to one body. Born about the sixth of May last, at a village called Ill-Brewers near Taunton Dean in Somerset-shire. Likewise a true and perfect account of its form so prodigiously strange, with several remarkable passages observed from it since its birth, so great and amazing, that the like has not been known in many ages: with many other circumstances. As it was faithfully communicated in a letter, by a person of worth, living in Taunton-Dean, to a gentleman here in London, and attested by many hundreds of no mean rank; and well known to several gentlemen in and about London.
Date: 1680- Books
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Strange and wonderful news of the birth of a monstrous child with two heads, and three arms : which was lately born at Attenree, in the county of Meath, in Ireland.
E. BDate: 1685- Books
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Nevvs from St. John Street : being a strange and true relation of a monstrous creature vvhich was brought forth by a sovv, the like was never seen before. The skin of this monstrous creature is smooth, like the skin of a child, and hath a round scull, and the face of it is like the face of a monky, with the feet like a goat, with several other monstrosities throughout all the rest of the members. It is to be seen at the signe of the White-Hart the upper end of St. John's Street.
Date: In the year 1676- Pictures
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Fallen angels with animalized characteristics tumble from heaven under the sword of Michael. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Date: 1583Reference: 25051i- Books
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A Relation of a terrible monster taken by a fisherman neere Wollage, July the 15, 1642 and is now to be seen in Kings street, Westminster : the shape whereof is like a toad, and may be called a toad-fish, but that which makes it a monster is that it hath hands with fingers like a man, and is chested like a man : being neere five foot long and three foot over, the thicknesse of an ordinary man : the following discourse will describe him more particularly : whereunto is added, a relation of a bloudy encounter betwixt the Lord Faulconbridge and Sir John Hotham, wherein the Duke of Richmond is hurt, and the Lord Faulconbridge taken prisoner : with some other misselanies of memory both by sea and land, with some forreigne occurrences.
Date: 1642- Books
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A relation of a terrible monster taken by a fisherman neere Wollage, July the 15. 1642. and is now to be seen in Kings street, Westminster : The shape whereof is like a toad, and may be called a toad-fish, but that which makes it a monster, is, that it hath hands with fingers like a man, and is chested like a man. Being neere five foot long, and three foot over, the thicknesse of an ordinary man. The following discourse will describe him more particularly. Whereunto is added, a relation of a bloudy encounter betwixt the Lord Faulconbridge and Sir John Hotham, wherein the Duke of Richmond is hurt, and the Lord Faulconbridge taken prisoner. With some other misselanies of memory both by sea and land, with some forreigne occurrences.
Date: 1642- Books
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The most strange and wounderfull apperation of blood in a poole at Garraton in Leicester-shire : which continued for the space of foure dayes, the rednesse of the colour for the space of those foure dayes every day increasing higher and higher, to the infinet amazement of many hundreds of beholders of all degrees and conditions, who have dipped their handketchers in this bloody poole, ... As also the true relation of a miraculous and prodigious birth in Shoo-lane, where one Mistris Browne a cuttlers wife was delivered of a monster without a head or feet, and in stead of a head had a hollow out of which a child did proceed, which was little but lovely, perfect in all but very spare and leane. As also the Kings sending to his Parliament for hostage for the security of his person to come unto London and to sit with his parliament for the composing the diffirences in the kingdome.
Date: [1645]- Pictures
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A winged devil figure riding on a cat awakening some monks by blowing on them. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798]Reference: 36936i