Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-242) and index.
Contents:
Preface: the Gonzales sisters and their worlds -- Wonders, beasts, and wild folk: inner and outer worlds in Renaissance Europe -- Myths and histories: the new worlds of the West -- Massacring beasts, monstrous women, and educated gentlemen: the world of the court -- The sanctity of marriage, the marvel of birth: the world of the family -- God's miraculous creation: the world of religion -- Medical marvels and cabinets of curiosities: the world of scientists and collectors -- Afterword: the many stories of the Gonzales sisters.
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