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A series of engravings representing the bones of the human skeleton : with the skeletons of some of the lower animals and explanatory references / by John Barclay ; plates engraved by Edward Mitchell.
John BarclayDate: 1824
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A human skeleton with a red hat. Papier mâché sculpture by a Mexican artist, 1975.
Date: [October 1975]Reference: 39567i
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A skeleton, contemplating a skull: lateral view. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543.
Date: 1940Reference: 24298i
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Human bones : a scientific and pictorial investigation / R. McNeill Alexander ; photography by Aaron Diskin ; consultant, Henry Galiano.
Robert McNeill AlexanderDate: [2005], ©2005
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Osteologia, of, Nauwkeurige geraamt beschryving van verscheyde dieren : nevens hare historien uit de vermaartste, soo oude als nieuwe schrijvers, by een gebragt / Door Cornelius van Dyk.
Dyk, Cornelius van, active 1665-1680Date: 1680
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A standing skeleton, seen from the front, resting the bones of his lower right arm on the handle of a spade. Woodcut, 1543.
Date: [1706]Reference: 26157i
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An anatomical dissection with six onlookers and the dissector who is retracting the skin to reveal the intestines. Engraving, 1705.
Date: 1705Reference: 25331i
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The trunk of the skeleton: side view. Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.
Jean-Joseph SueDate: [1798]Reference: 689114i
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Bioarchaeology : interpreting behavior from the human skeleton / Clark Spencer Larsen.
Clark S. LarsenDate: 1997
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Edinburgh, Greyfriars churchyard: the tomb of James Borthwick of Stow, carved with a skeleton and surgical instruments. Photograph, 19--.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 664265i
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A crowned skeleton with three arrows. Etching, 1806.
Date: 1 September 1806Reference: 26261i
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An anatomical dissection by Pieter Pauw in the Leiden anatomy theatre. Engraving by Andries Stock after a drawing by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1615.
Jacob de Gheyn IIDate: 1615Reference: 24757i
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Professor Alba with a skeleton, representing his ability to "gamble with death". Colour lithograph, 195-.
Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]Reference: 667615i
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A withered tree bearing apples labelled with sins; representing the life of sin. Coloured lithograph, c. 1870, after J. Bakewell.
Bakewell, J., active 1770.Date: 1870Reference: 26799i
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M0015138: Prehistoric skeleton partially uncovered from a rock shelter, Le roc du Barbeau, France
Date: September 1956Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/135/24
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Engravings illustrating the surgical anatomy of the head and neck, axilla, bend of the elbow, and wrist : with descriptions / by Thomas Morton.
Morton, Thomas, 1813-1849.Date: 1845
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Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655.
Adriaen van de VenneDate: 1655Reference: 26260i
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Skeletal biology of past peoples : research methods / editors, Shelley R. Saunders, M. Anne Katzenberg.
Date: [1992], ©1992
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The skeleton of a friar in the role of Death as the reaper, surrounded by skulls, ribs and vertebrae, in a chapel. Photograph.
Date: [1900?]Reference: 664123i
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A human skeleton, seen from the back, bent forward with his hands clasped to his skull, after Vesalius. Engraving by Benard, 1779, after a woodcut, 1543.
Date: [1779]Reference: 36168i
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Rembrandt at the door of the Amsterdam anatomy theatre. Process print, 1927, of an engraving by C. L. van Kesteren after C. Bisschop.
Christoffel BisschopDate: 1927Reference: 25247i
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Elizabeth Brownrigg: her skeleton displayed in a niche at Surgeons' Hall, Old Bailey, London. Engraving.
Reference: 38393i
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A man consulting a wizard, who shows him materializations of human figures in the form of skeletons. Coloured etching by George Cruikshank.
George CruikshankDate: Between 1800 and 1899Reference: 47616i
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A sky-lit anatomy theatre with anatomical specimens in jars and a suspended skeleton. Colour acquatint by J. C. Stadler after A. Pugin, 1815.
Augustus Charles PuginDate: 1 November 1815Reference: 25466i
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Four scenes with a skeleton: the skeleton directing an astronomer-alchemist, poisoning the drink of lovers, contemplating a flagellant, and taking away a man. Drawings attributed to H.K. Browne [Phiz].
Hablot Knight BrowneDate: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 11964i

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A series of engravings representing the bones of the human skeleton : with the skeletons of some of the lower animals and explanatory references / by John Barclay ; plates engraved by Edward Mitchell.

A human skeleton with a red hat. Papier mâché sculpture by a Mexican artist, 1975.

A skeleton, contemplating a skull: lateral view. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543.

Human bones : a scientific and pictorial investigation / R. McNeill Alexander ; photography by Aaron Diskin ; consultant, Henry Galiano.

Osteologia, of, Nauwkeurige geraamt beschryving van verscheyde dieren : nevens hare historien uit de vermaartste, soo oude als nieuwe schrijvers, by een gebragt / Door Cornelius van Dyk.

A standing skeleton, seen from the front, resting the bones of his lower right arm on the handle of a spade. Woodcut, 1543.

An anatomical dissection with six onlookers and the dissector who is retracting the skin to reveal the intestines. Engraving, 1705.

The trunk of the skeleton: side view. Line engraving by A. Bell after J.-J. Sue, 1798.

Bioarchaeology : interpreting behavior from the human skeleton / Clark Spencer Larsen.

Edinburgh, Greyfriars churchyard: the tomb of James Borthwick of Stow, carved with a skeleton and surgical instruments. Photograph, 19--.

A crowned skeleton with three arrows. Etching, 1806.

An anatomical dissection by Pieter Pauw in the Leiden anatomy theatre. Engraving by Andries Stock after a drawing by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1615.

Professor Alba with a skeleton, representing his ability to "gamble with death". Colour lithograph, 195-.

A withered tree bearing apples labelled with sins; representing the life of sin. Coloured lithograph, c. 1870, after J. Bakewell.

M0015138: Prehistoric skeleton partially uncovered from a rock shelter, Le roc du Barbeau, France

Engravings illustrating the surgical anatomy of the head and neck, axilla, bend of the elbow, and wrist : with descriptions / by Thomas Morton.

Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655.

Skeletal biology of past peoples : research methods / editors, Shelley R. Saunders, M. Anne Katzenberg.

The skeleton of a friar in the role of Death as the reaper, surrounded by skulls, ribs and vertebrae, in a chapel. Photograph.

A human skeleton, seen from the back, bent forward with his hands clasped to his skull, after Vesalius. Engraving by Benard, 1779, after a woodcut, 1543.

Rembrandt at the door of the Amsterdam anatomy theatre. Process print, 1927, of an engraving by C. L. van Kesteren after C. Bisschop.

Elizabeth Brownrigg: her skeleton displayed in a niche at Surgeons' Hall, Old Bailey, London. Engraving.

A man consulting a wizard, who shows him materializations of human figures in the form of skeletons. Coloured etching by George Cruikshank.

A sky-lit anatomy theatre with anatomical specimens in jars and a suspended skeleton. Colour acquatint by J. C. Stadler after A. Pugin, 1815.

Four scenes with a skeleton: the skeleton directing an astronomer-alchemist, poisoning the drink of lovers, contemplating a flagellant, and taking away a man. Drawings attributed to H.K. Browne [Phiz].