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George Webster
London, United Kingdom
Todd Pearson
San Francisco, CA, United States
David Houston
London, United Kingdom
Mark W
Baltimore, MD, United States
Thilde Wolf
Lund, Sweden
Simon
London, United Kingdom
Tom Hart
Providence, RI, United States
Schmudde
Turin, Italy
Rich M
Mt Airy, MD, United States
Sohraub
Toronto, Canada
One of the many fantastic illustrations to be found in Dr Alesha Sivartha's enigmatic 1898 work titled The Book of Life: The Spiritual and Physical Constitution of Man. In the book Sivartha — thought to be the pen name for an Arthur E. Merton — expounds his curious mix of theosophy and phrenology, a teaching which apparently attracted the attention of Mark Twain among others. Obsessed with the magical properties of the number 12, in each of Sivartha's brain "maps" he breaks down the grey matter into 12 different sections, as well as looking at other parts of the body such as hands and the nervous system as a whole. (Image source: California Digital Library via Internet Archive)
- Elephant Skeleton Edouard Joseph d’AltonFrom $40 / Size: S M
- Chart of the Hand Dr Alesha SivarthaFrom $40 / Size: S
- Odors and Flavors Dr Alesha SivarthaFrom $40 / Size: S
- Muscles of the Neck Jacques Fabien Gautier d'AgotyFrom $40 / Size: S
- Bizzarie di varie Figure 6 Giovanni Battista BracelliFrom $40 / Size: S
- Solar Man Dr Alesha SivarthaFrom $40 / Size: S
- Bizzarie di varie Figure 11 Giovanni Battista BracelliFrom $40 / Size: S
- Wound Man AnonymousFrom $40 / Size: S M L