Anatomical Waxes Divination Tools Skull Dimensions: 32mm x 16mm

Skull Dimensions: 32mm x 16mm x 16mm

The mudskipper can “walk” using its pectoral fins

find gainful employment

234 color illustrations

but also to enact magic through spells and rituals

Anatomical Waxes Divination Tools Skull Dimensions: 32mm x 16mmA book that gets under the skin in every sense, containing hundreds of vivid photographs of intricate anatomical waxworks, created more than two centuries ago to astounding levels of accuracy. The models were intended to advance medical understanding at a time when scientific curiosity and intellectual fervor were sweeping Europe. Housed in Florences La Specola museum, which opened its doors in 1775 to visitors of all social classesitself a visionary