The sea monsters shown on maps provide useful insight into the minds of those who lived in Renaissance society — both their imaginations as well as their global outlook. The sea monsters present ...

It started with a Dutch engineer's plot to convince workers to complete a levee project, protecting a key entrance into Rome ...

At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters - dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals - who, by their very presence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-à-vis anatomical ...