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A bear skeleton illustrated in William Cheselden's Osteographia.Yeah, I've been on a bit of a "science meets art" bent lately (I don't want to encroach on Bioephemera's territory too much now...), but what's one more link into the mix? Neil has told me that the latest issue of the magazine Cabinet…
From De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (1543) by Andreas Vesalius.
For everyone who loves old books (and old books about bones, at that) as much as I do, check out this website, which contains William Cheselden's Osteographia. Andreas Vesalius' De corporis humani fabrica libri septem is up…
A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), photographed at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
No one knew what happened to William Olson. At about three in the afternoon on April 13, 1966 he had been swimming with his friends from the Peace Corps in the part of the Baro river that ran through…
In the previous post we looked at the small, island dwelling crocodilians of the south-west Pacific. I personally find it exciting that such animals were (in the case of at least some of the species) alive until just a few thousand years ago, that they were encountered by people, and that their…
Speaking of beautiful bones... and not much off topic, actually, if you will indulge:
A year or so ago (memory fails), I stumbled on a website for an art gallery. It may have been Russian, or maybe the artist was (again, memory fails). The particular show, though, was a stunning set of lithographs of skeletons. Beautiful, detailed anatomical prints of skeletons. Of mythical beasts. Skeletons of Gryphons, Sirens, Gorgons, and others, as if meant for a Natural History Museum.
If any of your readers can find this collection anywhere (I have tried), I guarantee you will find it fascinating.
That sounds wonderful, Anon! I had never heard of it before (nor do I know if anyone else has seen it), but I'm sure it was a beautiful exhibit. One of these days I have to remember to sign up for a tour at the AMNH and check out some of the old skeleton mounts that are no longer on display; there are some really amazing mounts locked away that are only brought out every once in a while.