Signs and Portents(1st Edition) Monstrous Births from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment by DudleyButlerWilson Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 1993 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-03236-0, ISBN: 0-415-03236-9
"As reports in the popular press often illustrate, the fascination with monstrous births is still with us. Whether as objects of salacious curiosity, medical study, or as signs and portents, monstrous births have been studied throughout history, yet comparatively little has been written to explore this peculiar interest.In Signs and Portents, Wilson charts the changes in attitude to monstrous births from the Renaissance to the nineteenth ..."