Two Headed Bat Skeleton

"Two-Headed" Bat Skeleton gaff! This remarkable piece captures the brilliance and ingenuity of Fortunio Liceti's De Monstris illustration from 1665, a work that sparked a rise of intrigue for natural "monstrosities" across Europe. Celebrate the wonders of deformity with this one-of-a-kind piece! Please check store for current selection.  8x8 inch frame Highlights from the illustrations in the 1665 edition of Fortunio Liceti's De Monstris, originally published, without the illustrations, in 1616. Liceti's work, although not the first on the topic of deformities in nature, was perhaps the most influential of the period. In the wake of the book, there was a huge rise in interest throughout Europe in "monstrosities": pygmies, supposed mermaids, deformed fetuses, and other natural marvels were put on display and widely discussed, becoming the circus freak shows of their time. However, unlike many of his contemporaries, Licenti did not see deformity as something negative, as the result of er