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Old St. Thomas's Hospital: a cadaver, a skull, bones of the lower leg and foot, and two bell-jars on stands. Engraving by A. R. Freebairn after a medallion by W. Wyon, 1829.
Wyon, William, 1795-1851.Reference: 39337i
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Technologies of the human corpse / John Troyer.
Troyer, John, 1972-Date: [2020]
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Skeletons of priests (?), preserved and standing in rows wearing robes and berettas, depicted in a painting. Photograph.
Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]Reference: 664104i
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A cherubic Aesculapius fends off death with medicine. Engraving by Le Roy after C-P. Marillier.
Marillier, Clément Pierre, 1740-1808.Reference: 26062i
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Kusōzu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body. Watercolours.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 766666i
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Philippines: the dead and smoked bodies of three people seated on the ground. Photograph, 19--.
Date: [between 1908? and 1924?]Reference: 663919i
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Noi Niccolò Foscarini K. per la serenissima repubblica di Venezia ecc. Provveditor General in terra ferma : per ovviare al pericolo, che nascer potrebbe dai trascurati, o mal' eseguiti seppellimenti dei cadaveri; commettiamo a tutti li reggenti delle communità di questo territorio, che trovando nei respettivi distretti il cadavere, o le viscere, o qualche parte d'uomo, od' animale di qualsisia spezie, debbano conm la maggior prontezza farne il seppellimento a tale profondità, che vi siano sovrapposti almeno piedi sei di terra ... / K. Foscarini Provveditor Generale in T.F., Giacomo Sanfermo segretario.
Foscarini, NiccolòDate: 1796
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Two men placing the shrouded corpse which they have just disinterred into a sack while Death, as a nightwatchman holding a lantern, grabs one of the grave-robbers from behind. Coloured drawing by T. Rowlandson, 1775.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 1755Reference: 25772i
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People visiting the morgue in Paris to view the cadavers. Coloured aquatint by R.B. Peake, 1816.
Peake, Richard Brinsley, 1792-1847.Date: May 1 1816Reference: 6158i
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Monks carrying a corpse in a religious funeral procession, passers-by pay respect. Coloured aquatint.
Date: 2 October 1846Reference: 17324i
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World War Two: a hospital camp in Thailand with dead men laid outside the huts. Coloured pencil drawing by L. Rawlings, c. 1946.
Rawlings, Leo, -1990.Date: 1946Reference: 24138i
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The Morbid Anatomy anthology / edited by Joanna Ebenstein and Colin Dickey.
Date: [2014]
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Skulls and skeletons of friars arranged columns around the walls of a chapel. Photograph.
Date: [1900?]Reference: 664122i
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An elderly man after his death. Photograph, 1840/1855.
Date: 1840-1855Reference: 567728i
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A man lying dead on the ground with a broken bottle; a woman sits crying at his side. Lithograph by C. Schacher, c. 1845, after J. Faed.
Faed, John, 1819-1902.Date: 1845Reference: 26472i
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An ill and emaciated horse is standing next to and looking down at the carcass of a dead horse while a dog is approaching the carcass. Etching after P. Potter.
Potter, Paulus, 1625-1654.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 41332i
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A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.
Pierre, Jean-Baptiste Marie, 1714-1789.Date: 1759Reference: 26007i
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A Muslim grocer in Kashgar attacks the body of a dead hunchback believing it to be a robber. Etching, 1785, by J. Jones after H.W. Bunbury.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.Date: Decr. 24. 1785Reference: 2477172i
Part of: Arabian nights.
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The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 178-.
Date: [178?-]Reference: 37877i
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A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
Austin, William, 1720-1820.Date: May 1773Reference: 25668i
Part of: Nature display'd both serious & comic in 12 designs dedicated to S. Foot Esq.r
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An elderly anatomist contemplates the heart that he has excised from the corpse of a beautiful, young woman. Photogravure by R. Schuster, 1906, after a painting by E. Simonet, 1890.
Simonet y Lombardo, Enrique, 1864-1927.Date: 1906Reference: 25615i
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The dead body of Tee, one of the chiefs of the island of Tahiti, in a state of preservation. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber.
Webber, John, 1751-1793.Date: [1784]Reference: 566624i
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The living and the dead : a letter to the people of England, on the state of their churchyards, with practicable suggestions for their improvement / by a philanthropist.
Date: 1841
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The Fosse Commune in the cemetery of Père La Chaise claiming their dead. Wood engraving.
Reference: 44331i
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A covered corpse lying on a bed. Etching by Ch. Chaplin, 1852, after A.G. Decamps.
Decamps, Alexandre-Gabriel, 1803-1860.Date: [1873]Reference: 38273i

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Old St. Thomas's Hospital: a cadaver, a skull, bones of the lower leg and foot, and two bell-jars on stands. Engraving by A. R. Freebairn after a medallion by W. Wyon, 1829.

Technologies of the human corpse / John Troyer.

Skeletons of priests (?), preserved and standing in rows wearing robes and berettas, depicted in a painting. Photograph.

A cherubic Aesculapius fends off death with medicine. Engraving by Le Roy after C-P. Marillier.

Kusōzu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body. Watercolours.

Philippines: the dead and smoked bodies of three people seated on the ground. Photograph, 19--.

Two men placing the shrouded corpse which they have just disinterred into a sack while Death, as a nightwatchman holding a lantern, grabs one of the grave-robbers from behind. Coloured drawing by T. Rowlandson, 1775.

People visiting the morgue in Paris to view the cadavers. Coloured aquatint by R.B. Peake, 1816.

Monks carrying a corpse in a religious funeral procession, passers-by pay respect. Coloured aquatint.

World War Two: a hospital camp in Thailand with dead men laid outside the huts. Coloured pencil drawing by L. Rawlings, c. 1946.

The Morbid Anatomy anthology / edited by Joanna Ebenstein and Colin Dickey.

Skulls and skeletons of friars arranged columns around the walls of a chapel. Photograph.

An elderly man after his death. Photograph, 1840/1855.

A man lying dead on the ground with a broken bottle; a woman sits crying at his side. Lithograph by C. Schacher, c. 1845, after J. Faed.

An ill and emaciated horse is standing next to and looking down at the carcass of a dead horse while a dog is approaching the carcass. Etching after P. Potter.

A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.

A Muslim grocer in Kashgar attacks the body of a dead hunchback believing it to be a robber. Etching, 1785, by J. Jones after H.W. Bunbury.

The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 178-.

A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.

An elderly anatomist contemplates the heart that he has excised from the corpse of a beautiful, young woman. Photogravure by R. Schuster, 1906, after a painting by E. Simonet, 1890.

The dead body of Tee, one of the chiefs of the island of Tahiti, in a state of preservation. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber.

The living and the dead : a letter to the people of England, on the state of their churchyards, with practicable suggestions for their improvement / by a philanthropist.

The Fosse Commune in the cemetery of Père La Chaise claiming their dead. Wood engraving.

A covered corpse lying on a bed. Etching by Ch. Chaplin, 1852, after A.G. Decamps.