The monster of Ascheraden: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in "De monstroso partu horizontal ellipsis " published in Riga, 1596: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in “De monstroso partu…” published in Riga, 1596

Ieva Lībiete

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The monster of Ascheraden: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in "De monstroso partu horizontal ellipsis " published in Riga, 1596: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in “De monstroso partu…” published in Riga, 1596

Ieva Lībiete^*

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Institute of the History of Medicine

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In 1596, the Niclas Mollyn (Nicolaus Mollinus; 1550/55–1625) printing house in Riga, published a book in Latin, authored by Prussian poet and humanist Daniel Hermann (1543–1601) with quite an intriguing title “De monstroso partu…” or “About the monstrous birth: on August 18 of the year 1595 in the district of Ascheraden on the other side of the Duna in Livonia and on things that happen against the laws of nature. An ethical, natural and historical discourse.” The “Monstroso partu…” is among the earliest books printed in Riga and the first one dedicated to a medical topic. The book contains what could be seen as the earliest known description of syndromic cryptophthalmos aka Fraser syndrome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-282
Number of pages	5
Journal	Birth Defects Research
Volume	112
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1632
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2020

Keywords*

Daniel Hermann
early modern monsters
Fraser syndrome
history of congenital anomalies
syndromic cryptophthalmos

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3.1 Basic medicine
3.3 Health sciences

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Embryology
Toxicology
Developmental Biology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Lībiete, I. (2020). The monster of Ascheraden: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in "De monstroso partu horizontal ellipsis " published in Riga, 1596: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in “De monstroso partu…” published in Riga, 1596. Birth Defects Research, 112(3), 278-282. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1632

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Lībiete, I 2020, 'The monster of Ascheraden: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in "De monstroso partu horizontal ellipsis " published in Riga, 1596: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in “De monstroso partu…” published in Riga, 1596', Birth Defects Research, vol. 112, no. 3, pp. 278-282. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1632

The monster of Ascheraden: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in "De monstroso partu horizontal ellipsis " published in Riga, 1596: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in “De monstroso partu…” published in Riga, 1596. / Lībiete, Ieva.
In: Birth Defects Research, Vol. 112, No. 3, 01.02.2020, p. 278-282.

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Lībiete I. The monster of Ascheraden: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in "De monstroso partu horizontal ellipsis " published in Riga, 1596: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in “De monstroso partu…” published in Riga, 1596. Birth Defects Research. 2020 Feb 1;112(3):278-282. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1632

The monster of Ascheraden: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in "De monstroso partu horizontal ellipsis " published in Riga, 1596: A description of syndromic cryptophthalmos by poet Daniel Hermann in “De monstroso partu…” published in Riga, 1596

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