On Thu, Jan 5, 2012, at 08:19 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Thanks, Brian! > > This may help with visual orientation: > > http://quigleyscabinet.blogspot.com/2008/10/anatomy-theatre.html
That helps a lot. Thanks. I Googled up a bit more info about it. A fascinating place - and great that it has been preserved. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 2:36 AM > Subject: Re: PESO - Stiff's-Eye View > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2012, at 06:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > 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. > > > Intriguing perspective. Without the explanation, I wouldn't have had a > clue what I was looking at. Actually, I'm still not sure.... > > Good shot though. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- 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.
