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Black and white woodcut of a hairy, bearded monster with horns and clawed feet crouching on grass, with printed text in the background.

Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon, : quae praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in superioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus, ... / per Conradum Lycosthenem.

A woodcut shows a crouching, hairy creature with a bearded, horned head, spiked crest, clawed paws and a curling tail, on grassy ground with small tufts and scattered pebbles. Fine hatched lines model its shaggy body, and faint printed text fills the page behind it.

Artist
Conrad Lycosthenes
Date
Mense Augusto anno MDLVII [1557]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3896 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1557.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Grabado de un monstruo barbudo y cornudo de la crónica de prodigios de Lycosthenes

Un grabado muestra una criatura agachada y peluda, con cabeza barbuda y cornuda, cresta puntiaguda, patas con garras y cola enroscada, sobre un suelo con hierba y piedrecillas dispersas. Líneas finas y sombreadas modelan su cuerpo hirsuto, y al fondo se ve texto impreso tenue.

Português: Xilogravura de um monstro barbudo e chifrudo da crônica de prodígios de Lycosthenes

Uma xilogravura mostra uma criatura agachada e peluda, com cabeça barbuda e chifrada, crista pontiaguda, patas com garras e cauda enrolada, sobre um chão com grama e pequenas pedras espalhadas. Linhas finas e hachuras modelam seu corpo felpudo, e ao fundo aparece texto impresso desbotado.