{"product_id":"the-two-headed-boy-and-other-medical-marvels-paperback-softback-9780801489587","title":"The Two-headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801489587","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Two-headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan Bondeson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801489587\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 September 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sober, informative disquisition on the sundry forms that humanity can assume and endure.\u003c\/p\u003e (Kirkus Reviews) \u003cp\u003eAs Bondeson looks at the cases of the so-called hog-faced women, dog-faced boys, and people with horns throughout history, he shows an acute sensitivity to the nuances of historical interpretation and for the humanity of those whose lives and conditions he chronicles.\u003c\/p\u003e (Publishers Weekly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA successor to his popular book A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities, this new collection of essays by Jan Bondeson illustrates various anomalies of human development, the lives of the remarkable individuals concerned, and social reactions to their extraordinary bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBondeson examines historical cases of dwarfism, extreme corpulence, giantism, conjoined twins, dicephaly, and extreme hairiness; his broader theme, however, is the infinite range of human experience. The dicephalous Tocci brothers and Lazarus Colloredo (from whose belly grew his malformed conjoined twin), the Swedish giant, and the king of Poland's dwarf—Bondeson considers these individuals not as \"freaks\" but as human beings born with sometimes appalling congenital deformities. He makes full use of original French, German, Dutch, Polish, and Scandinavian sources and explores elements of ethnology, literature, and cultural history in his diagnoses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeavily illustrated with woodcuts, engravings, oil paintings, and photographs, The Two-Headed Boy and Other Medical Marvels combines a scientist's scrutiny with a humanist's wonder at the endurance of the human spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e The Two Inseparable Brothers, and a Preface\u003cbr\u003e The Hairy Maid at the Harpsichord\u003cbr\u003e The Stone-child\u003cbr\u003e The Woman Who Laid an Egg\u003cbr\u003e The Strangest Miracle in the World\u003cbr\u003e Some Words about Hog-faced Gentlewomen\u003cbr\u003e Horned Humans\u003cbr\u003e The Biddenden Maids\u003cbr\u003e The Tocci Brothers, and Other Dicephali\u003cbr\u003e The King of Poland's Court Dwarf\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Cajanus, the Swedish Giant\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Lambert, the Human Colossus\u003cbr\u003e Cat-eating Englishmen and French Frog-swallowers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739496247576,"sku":"9780801489587","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-two-headed-boy-and-other-medical-marvels-paperback-softback-9780801489587","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}