The dissection of a young, beautiful woman directed by J. Ch. G. Lucae (1814-1885) in order to determine the ideal female proportions. Chalk drawing by J. H. Hasselhorst, 1864.
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Happy Skull Appreciation Day 2026! - *Today marks the 19th year since I started my original Skull-A-Day project! * I can't believe how much benefit I've gotten from this commitment to my pe...
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June Awareness Holidays - *June Awareness Holidays* National Awareness holidays are a great way to gift your loved ones cute organs with brains & belly laughs! Give them back Get ...
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Recorded Lectures, Illustrated Essays, and Loads of Other Excusive New Content on our Patreon! - Dr. Alexander Cummins at the "Morbid Anatomy Revival Tent" at Green-Wood Cemetery's Night Fall. Photo: Maike Schulz Over past few years, Morbid Anatomy ...
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Enlightenment-era Ghosts and the History of Technology - *A detail of one of Etienne Gaspard Robertson's "phantasmagoria."* Ghosts were in the air in eighteenth-century London. Few knew this better than James B...
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The Butchering Art – BOOK TRAILER! - With just one week left until the launch of my debut book, it’s my great pleasure to unveil the trailer for The Butchering Art. A great deal of love, thoug...
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Five for Friday: Crystal King - The post Five for Friday: Crystal King appeared first on Wonders & Marvels.
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The end. - This blog has been discontinued. I've started a new project, a print/digital zine called *Pounce!*. You can subscribe to and read about that project here: ...
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Humble Heather - *Early 19th century hand-coloured * *engravings of heath flowers* The vast majority of the 860+ species in the genus Erica (heaths/heather) are endemic t...
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Wow, Crappy Taxidermy’s first celebrity post! We live in very... - Wow, Crappy Taxidermy’s first celebrity post! We live in very exciting times. Spotted in Seminole Hills, Florida. Submitted by Justin A.
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More Awe, Please - Last year I posted this essay on the awe-inducing power of murmurations, in which I mused on the relationship between awe and fear: When I’m lucky enough...
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The Wellcome Library website is changing… - On Wednesday, 21st November, visitors to the Wellcome Library website will notice that we’ve made some changes. We’ve given the whole site an overhaul, wit...
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April Treats from my Twitter + Where I Can Be Found - Just in case you’re not following me on twitter, this is what you have missed EMBED
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The Zygomatic Frying Pan - We’ve seen skulls made out of Legos, diamonds, and even fur—now we’ve got cookware. This giant skull, constructed entirely out of everyday pots and pans is...
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