Emblematic Monsters: Unnatural Conceptions and Deformed Births in Early Modern Europe (Clio Medica, 77) - Hardback Book Nature Blue cloth boards with gilt

Blue cloth boards with gilt titles

Born wealthy and married well

A divide created in the late nineteenth century when sociology emerged from the fields of social theory and philosophy

Internally light edge toning but pages are otherwise very good

Marbled end pages/pastedowns

Emblematic Monsters: Unnatural Conceptions and Deformed Births in Early Modern Europe (Clio Medica, 77) - Hardback Book Nature Blue cloth boards with giltSunning to spine and small stain to top edge of text block. Otherwise internally in 'as new' condition with pages free from marks or inscriptions. Please see images for further details. Brill: 2005 Synopsis: In early modern Europe, monstrous births were significant events that were seen alive by many people, and dissected, embalmed and collected after death. Emblematic Monsters is a social history of monstrous births as seen through popular print,