Rare and attractive leaf with 3 beautifully hand-coloured woodcuts from one of the most famous Renaissance books on prodigies and extraordinary natural phenomena printed in Basel 1557. These early woodcuts depict several prodigies associated with the years 1043–1046, including the appearance of conjoined twins, a demonic abduction, and a great comet with a long fiery tail. These extraordinary events are presented alongside accounts of famine, plague, political upheaval, and the restoration of King Peter of Hungary, reflecting the Renaissance belief that unusual natural and supernatural phenomena served as divine omens foreshadowing important historical events. The leaf originates from the celebrated Renaissance chronicle of wonders by Conrad Lycosthenes, Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon (Basel, 1557) and draws on classical and medieval sources of its time such as Sebastian Münster, Conrad Gesner, Cardano and Paracelsus. The work reflects the Renaissance fascination with unusual natural phenomena, monsters, mythical creatures and other marvels of nature at the crossroads of early science, astrology and natural history. Dimensions: 26,5 x 18,8 cm Good condition, a small wormhole in white margin. Attention to US buyers: due to new regulations we only ship with DHL or UPS to the US, therefore higher shipping costs apply!