Monstrum Ravennense et al: Kircher 1678

Title: Monstrum Ravennense et al Author: Athanasius Kircher Date: 1678 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good - light age toning and foxing, minor scuffing and surface dirt, crease across bottom right corner of image Inches: 9 x 14 [Image] Centimeters: 22.86 x 35.56 [Image] Product ID: 312002 Depiction of various monsters from myth and legend. Kircher provides their names and descriptions, including the years and locations in which they were discovered. Monstrum Ravennense An: 1511. Monstrum Ravennense An: 1511 alia forma The monster of Ravenna appeared in 1511 or very early 1512 near the city of Ravenna in the northeast of Italy. This creature (most probably a child which suffered from severe birth defects) was seen initially as an omen of God's wrath, related in particular to the Battle of Ravenna fought in 1512 between joint Papal-Spanish forces and the French and Ferrarese armies. However, as time went on, many speculated that the monster h