Posts Tagged ‘skeleton’

the bones, muscles and joints

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:John-bell-II-B-6.jpg - Etching of the bones, muscles and joints, illustrating the first volume of the Anatomy of the Human Body. 2d ed. London, 1804. Etching. United States National Library of Medicine.

happy all saints’ day

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

In Mexican folk culture, the Catrina, popularized by José Guadalupe Posada, is the skeleton of a high society woman and one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. Height: about 38 cm. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Catrinas_2.jpg - Picture taken at the Museo de la Ciudad, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico by Tomas Castelazo. Licensed under GFDL and CC by-sa 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 and 1.0.