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The eye of darshan
The Hindu concept of darshan means “divine revelation”, but it’s also about the multilayered ways in which we see the world around us. Adrian Plau explains how one image in a Panjabi manuscript relates to darshan, and why it’s so striking.
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The eyes have it
In 1583, eye specialist Georg Bartisch published a book detailing the treatments he’d developed for various eye disorders. Today his approach seems to mix surprising innovation with entirely contemporary religious judgement.
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Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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Why the scariest monsters look almost human
Something is wrong, but you’re not sure what. Amy Jones explores exactly why your worst nightmare is the monster that’s almost human.
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The human eye: fifteen figures, showing dissections of the eye. Engraving by T. Milton, 1811.
Date: Feb. 1st 1811Reference: 583172iPart of: Human and animal anatomy: album containing a collection of engravings.- Digital Images
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Section of the coats of the human eye.
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Sclera (white part) of the human eye
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The human eye: ten figures, showing the eye open and closed. Engraving by T. Milton, 1809.
Date: Jan. 1st 1809Reference: 583170iPart of: Human and animal anatomy: album containing a collection of engravings.- Books
Pathology of the human eye / by John Dalrymple.
Dalrymple, John, 1803-1852.Date: 1852