Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
Monstrorum historia memorabilis, monstrosa humanorum partuum miracula, stupendis conformationum formulis ab utero materno enata, viuis exemplis, observationibus, & picturis, referens. Accessit analogicum argumentum de monstris brutis, supplementi loco ad observationes medicas Schenckianas edita.
Publication Details
Frankfurt: ex officina typographica Matthiae Becker, 1609 CE.
Schenck described nearly 100 human and animal examples, illustrated with engravings by Theodor de Bry (1528-98). Most of the examples are from the 16th century. Not all the cases are teratological in the strictest sense as Schenck includes a discussion, with illustrations, of the painter and calligrapher Thomas Schweicker (1541-1602), who was born without arms, and wrote and painted with his feet. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #7819 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/9991 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
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Geographic Context
Publication place: Frankfurt