Ruby-5. f0cfc74e2f533c1e99f55da9d5958eba. The Stuff of Life. "The old world is dying away,and the new world struggles to come forth:now is the time of monsters. "[attributed to Antonio Gramsci] {source} [click images for much enlarged versions : some of the baby-in-womb images have had the surrounding snips of text removed] I had half-drafted a sarcastoamusing spiel involving placenta boom boxes, liver umbrellas and the vagaries of horizontal folk dancing but then I discovered the illustrations from one of the 3 books above are actually available elsewhere and I lost the urge to continue. So this becomes the half-hearted post instead. 'De Conceptu et Generatione Hominis' by Jacob Rueff (1554) has just been posted to the University of Strasbourg [link updated Feb. 2013]. I think it's the only complete copy online. 2 of the images above (2nd pregnant woman anatomy and midwife delivering baby) are from a 1580 edition (source).
This is the (?) I want to know what is the device hanging off the belt at the back of the midwife? Beastie b.jpg (JPEG Image, 815x989 pixels) - Scaled (43. Beastie k.jpg (JPEG Image, 587x509 pixels) - Scaled (85. The Anatomy of a Pygmie. "I take him to be wholly a Brute, tho' in the formation of the Body, and in the Sensitive or Brutal Soul, it may be, more resembling a Man, than any other Animal; so that in this Chain of the Creation, as an intermediate Link between an Ape and a Man, I would place our Pygmie. " “one would be apt to think, that since there is so great a disparitybetween the Soul of a Man, and a Brute, the Organ likewise inwhich ’tis placed should be very different too.” [click for full size versions] Edward Tyson (1650–1708) was an English physician and member of the Royal Society.
Beyond his medical duties and publications (both of which were significant and extensive) he had a deep interest in comparative anatomy, an area of scientific investigation in which he is one of the leading early protagonists. The chimpanzee was a juvenile (which led to some erroneous anatomical statements) and was injured on board its transport ship. S-294.jpg (JPEG Image, 600x600 pixels) - Scaled (82%) Strange and creepy on the Behance Network. “24 Xiao” by Liang Su for BlanQ | TrendLand -> Fashion Blog & Trend Magazine. The Blood Show :: Fashion Served. Slippers.jpg (JPEG Image, 500x327 pixels) Stunning photographs of animals inside womb. These amazing embryonic animal photographs of dolphins, sharks, dogs, penguins, cats and elephants are from a new National Geographic Documentary called “Extraordinary Animals in the Womb”. The show’s producer, Peter Chinn, used a combination of three-dimensional ultrasound scans, computer graphics and tiny cameras to capture the process from conception to birth.
They are the most detailed embryonic animal pictures ever seen. If you would like to see more baby animal photos, you should take a look at these frozen semen test tube pandas. Driftwood Horses by Heather Jansch. The work of Heather Jansch started from her two passions: drawing and horses. She has a very interesting and diverse biography, many exhibitions, one book published (Heather Jansch’s Diary: A Year in the Life of….. ), and another one in progress.
And some other animals. » A Bedtime Story for Veritas. eL’s house, Quezon City Veritas? Does the kimono fit? It does, eL, thank you. Are you alright? Thanks for adopting me, eL. Goodnight! I am … … not alright. I miss Uno. Then let’s go home. Hello, Veritas. Come with me. I’m taking you home. B-but I … I can’t. Are you hurt because he can’t remember you? No! It’s only a temporary lapse of memory. R-really? Yes, right when he should be celebrating with Mistula. They did? It’s never too late to give someone a hug. I … can’t. Do you want me to keep you company? I’ll be fine. eL is just next door. Alright, then. Aren’t you tenacious! Understood. This better be good. Once there was a girl who locked herself inside a closet. Inside the closet, the emptiness grew and began to consume the girl. When the closet was unlocked several days later, all they found was a beautiful rose kimono with gold flowers. But maybe she’ll come back for it tonight, who knows?
Good night, Veritas. Several hours later … Blanc Minuet is Manx’s mystic twin sister. Diseased_glass_eyes_large.jpg (JPEG Image, 788x547 pixels) - Scaled (93%) Glass_eyes_diseased.