The School of Venus

a 17th-Century Sex Manual

Museum Boerhaave 1

The Rijksmuseum, from Gross to Interesting

St. Roch is the patron saint of plague victims, and his plague sore is often seen being licked by a dog.

So Cambyses was a corrupt judge who was sentenced to be flayed due to his conduct. His son was his professional heir, so they hung his skin above his son's seat to assure that he would not become corrupt like his father.

Here is St. Thomas being all like, "no, really? Let me see... Oh my God that's gross... I mean, Holy Hell..." (all the while making a stink face.)

As you can read, SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE HID IN THIS BOX TO ESCAPE PRISON. Which is just badass.

Sweet automaton. And if you haven't had enough in terms of things that make drinking more fun, here you go:

There is a small die in the globe on the top (the actual bottom) of this cup. Whatever you roll, you have to drink.

It's like a flask, but for at home.

Creepy? I agree. And inaccurate, but the creepiness outweighs all science anyway.

"Geometria" with a great architectural updo

Man using a touchstone to determine metal quality

"unicorn" horns

Celestial globe