Freak Babylon: An Illustrated History of Teratology and Freakshows

by Jack Hunter

Book Overview

FREAKe BABYLON is a sometimes startling, sometimes disturbing documentary of the history of one of mankind's most fascinating sciences -- teratology -- and its dubious cultural correlative, the Freakshow, from ancient times to the present day. The book features over 200 rare and intriguing photos of human anomalies and covers the areas of scientific research, sideshows, cinema and body modification.
By tracing the history of teratology -- the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840681608
• ISBN13: 9781840681604
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Creation Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 10.0"