A shot from the head of the table of the Anatomical Theater of the University of Padua, first used in 1595, and the first in Europe. It is preserved but no longer in use. In its heyday, hundreds of medical students occupied the circular tiers above, leaning over to see the dissection.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14891531&size=lg (K-7, DA 16-45) Dissection of cadavers was legal in the Republic of Venice, as long as the remains were given a proper burial afterwards. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
