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A sciopod, Man with a Swollen Foot, from `Registrum Hujus Operis Libri Cronicarum cum Figuris...

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A sciopod, Man with a Swollen Foot, from `Registrum Hujus Operis Libri Cronicarum cum Figuris et Imagibus ab Inicio Mundi', by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1515) published in Nuremberg, 1493 (woodcut)
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German School, (15th century) / German
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British Library, London, UK
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engraving
Date
1493 AD (C15th AD)
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Man of a monstrous tribe as described by Gaius Julius Solinus (fl. 250 AD). They had one leg, but with a foot so large that it protected them from the sun by serving as a parasol Registrum hujus operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et imagibus ab inicio mundi.-Fol. CCLXVI. recto: Completo in Nurembergensi urbe Operi de hystorijs etatum mundi felix imponitur finis. Collectum auxilio hartma ni Schedel, etc. End. Fol. CCC. verso: Adest nunc finis libri Cronicarum opus preclarum continet e m gesta ab initio mundi ad hanc us? te poris nostri calamitatem. Castigatu ? a viris doctissimis adhibitis viris mathematicis pingendi? arte peritissimis M. Wolgemut et W. Pleydenwurff, etc. G.L. Few MS. notes... Author: Schedel, Hartmannus / A. Koberger: Nuremberge, 1493 Language: Latin Source/Shelfmark: IC.7452, See also 3285929, Harley 3954, f.31

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