EditorialHomo sapiens, Print, Homo sapiens is the only extant human species. The name is Latin for "wise man" and was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus (who is himself the lectotype for the species)., skin disorder.
EditorialHomo sapiens, Print, Homo sapiens is the only extant human species. The name is Latin for "wise man" and was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus (who is himself the lectotype for the species)., skin disorder.
EditorialThe Story of Nushirwan and his Minister. "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life.": Illustration from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami, 1555-1565. Iran, Qavzin, Safavid Period, 16th Century. Ink and gold on paper; shee...
EditorialNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso), 1555-1565. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid Period, 16th Century. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper; sheet:...
EditorialInternal disorder. Conversation between the German emperor and the Russian bear. Punch, or the London Charivari. London, 1904. Source: P.P.5270 volume 127, page 101. Language: English.
EditorialAsk for Liebig Company's extract of meat being the finest meat-flavouring ingredient. None genuine without fac-simile of Baron Liebig, the inventor's signature in blue color across the label. Avoid all imitation extracts. Directions. Beef-tea. Efficien...
EditorialThe daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the " Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suffered from the same glandular disorder and, according to contemporary medical reports had equally hairy children. The paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typica...
EditorialEnglishman John Lambert (22) exhibited his porcupine skin disorder, Ichthyosis hystrix, in Leipzig. John was a descendent of Edward Lambert, whose condition was first described by Machin in 1732. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "...
EditorialEnglishman Richard Lambert (13) exhibited his porcupine skin disorder, Ichthyosis hystrix, in Leipzig. Richard was a descendent of Edward Lambert, whose condition was first described by Machin in 1732. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhe...
EditorialThe daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the " Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suffered from the same glandular disorder and, according to contemporary medical reports had equally hairy children. The paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typica...
Editorial'Fascination of Nature' from China, Yuan dynasty, 1321. The subject of this partly exposed handscroll is animals and insects feeding off each other. The colophons tell us of the deeper significance of the subject matter: that beauty and brightness of t...