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Historical Anatomies. Bury the bones under forgotten tomes.
Wow! These are quite stunning. Thank you for posting them.
posted by Lockjaw at 9:07 AM on December 8, 2005
posted by Lockjaw at 9:07 AM on December 8, 2005
Indeed. It's a great site. I did a 'survey' of all the major similar sites a little while ago.
SELF LINK
posted by peacay at 10:37 AM on December 8, 2005
SELF LINK
posted by peacay at 10:37 AM on December 8, 2005
I saw the links at peacay's site but neglected to follow them up: so thanks for the reminder TJH. I'm particularly glad to see such good scans of Della Porta's Porta De humana physiognomonia.
posted by misteraitch at 11:15 AM on December 8, 2005
posted by misteraitch at 11:15 AM on December 8, 2005
what rumple said.
can't think of better reading before going to the South Street Seaport's Exhibit, Bodies.
posted by Busithoth at 12:00 PM on December 8, 2005
can't think of better reading before going to the South Street Seaport's Exhibit, Bodies.
posted by Busithoth at 12:00 PM on December 8, 2005
I saw a link to this site on happy palace the other day. These are some very interesting and awesome diagrams.
posted by jenovus at 1:07 PM on December 8, 2005
posted by jenovus at 1:07 PM on December 8, 2005
Very nice.
I can't keep thinking about what a cottage industry of grave robbing these anatomists must have spawned though.
posted by MasonDixon at 1:44 PM on December 8, 2005
I can't keep thinking about what a cottage industry of grave robbing these anatomists must have spawned though.
posted by MasonDixon at 1:44 PM on December 8, 2005
OmieWise, the Persian esoteric cult of Mithras identifies the scythe with the moon. It would seem (perhaps not the finest link) that the reaping of souls via a scythe is a bit of a universal symbol. I'm not certain but it kind of makes sense. Many populations used the scythe for harvesting of course - not a long jump in symbolism to associate it with grim reaper I would have thought. And it would be easy to see it arising as a symbol independently in different populations.
posted by peacay at 3:57 PM on December 8, 2005
posted by peacay at 3:57 PM on December 8, 2005
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