For centuries, real dead bodies inspired great artists and science illustrators alike. A new exhibition reveals the dark ...
“Anthropodermic” books might sound like the stuff of horror movies, but Megan Rosenbloom researched their very real history for the new book ‘Dark Archives’ In 2014, Harvard’s Houghton Library made ...
A rare second edition of a classic textbook on the human form by the Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius recently soared past its $1.2 million high estimate to sell for $2.2 million in an online ...
THE human body can fascinate and enthral – but it can also appal. Two new books highlight our complex relationship with the body and, interestingly for the queasy 21st century, don’t blink at the ...
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