%0 Case Reports
%T From the Luttrell Psalter to the Lobster Boy: Split hand and foot awaken many facets of human nature.
%A McPherson E
%A McPherson H
%J Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet
%V 187
%N 2
%D 06 2021
%M 33982415
%F 3.359
%R 10.1002/ajmg.c.31889
%X A marginal illustration of a non-ambulatory child in the 14th Century Luttrell Psalter is the earliest currently identifiable image of an individual with Split Hand Split Foot with Long Bone Deficiency (SHFLD). Changes in portrayal of SHFLD over the centuries reflect changes in social perception of disabilities from pious sympathy to scientific curiosity and unfortunately also morbid fascination. Hopefully understanding of the past attitudes toward split hand and foot as reflected in art can help in moving toward acceptance of individuals with this highly visible malformation.