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Image of two facing pages. The left-hand page depicts a child born with the head of its unformed twin growing from its stomach; the date is not given. The right-hand page depicts conjoined twins born in Switzerland in 1543; the caption reminds the reader of a similar Swiss case from 1553. De conceptu, fols. 39 verso and 40 recto.
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Hidden treasure and Is part of: De conceptu, et generatione hominis; See related catalog record: 2283037R