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    A Bestiary of Loss
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts, Death, Natural World

    A Bestiary of Loss

    *Shadows from the Walls of Death* (1874)
    Books / 
    Design & Typography, Science & Medicine, Victorian, Death

    Shadows from the Walls of Death (1874)

    “Mother Will Be Pleased”: *How It Feels to Be Run Over* (1900)
    Film / 
    Death, Technology

    “Mother Will Be Pleased”: How It Feels to Be Run Over (1900)

    The Discarnates: *Thomas Carlyle in the Spirit-World* (1920)
    Books / 
    Death, Ghosts & Occult, Strange Phenomena

    The Discarnates: Thomas Carlyle in the Spirit-World (1920)

    Jan Luyken’s Frontispiece for *Osteologia* (1680)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts, Death, Religion, Language

    Jan Luyken’s Frontispiece for Osteologia (1680)

    Resurrection on Repeat: *Rules and Orders of the Humane Society* (1787)
    Books / 
    Death, Science & Medicine, Technology

    Resurrection on Repeat: Rules and Orders of the Humane Society (1787)

    “When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s *The New Zealander* (1872)
    Images / 
    Architecture, Death, Space & The Future, The 'Other', Travel & Exploration

    “When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s The New Zealander (1872)

    The Story of Napoleon’s Death Mask (1915)
    Books / 
    Death

    The Story of Napoleon’s Death Mask (1915)

    George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    Film / 
    Death, Ghosts & Occult

    George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)
    Images / 
    Death, Politics

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)
    Books / 
    Death, Religion, Myth & Legend

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)

    London's Dreadful Visitation: A Year of Weekly Death Statistics during the Great Plague (1665)
    Books / 
    Death, Science & Medicine

    London's Dreadful Visitation: A Year of Weekly Death Statistics during the Great Plague (1665)

    Plague Doctor Costumes
    Images / 
    Death, Science & Medicine

    Plague Doctor Costumes

    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)
    Books / 
    Death

    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins
    Images / 
    Architecture, Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins

    John Reynolds’ Book of Murder Tales (1621–1635)
    Books / 
    Death, Crime

    John Reynolds’ Book of Murder Tales (1621–1635)

    The History of Burke and Hare and of the Resurrectionist Times (1884)
    Books / 
    Death, Crime

    The History of Burke and Hare and of the Resurrectionist Times (1884)

    Abide With Me (1914)
    Audio / 
    Death

    Abide With Me (1914)

    The Tragedy of the Seas (1841)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration, Death

    The Tragedy of the Seas (1841)

    Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death (1523–5)
    Images / 
    Death

    Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death (1523–5)

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop
    Images / 
    Design & Typography, Death

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)
    Books / 
    Death

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)
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    Death

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)

    The Death and Burial of Cock Robin
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Death

    The Death and Burial of Cock Robin

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