Here is another of the peculiar drawings that enliven the margins of a manuscript, made in or around the year 1350, of Jacques de Longuyon‘s poem “Les Voeux du Paon” (English translation: “Vows of the Peacock”).The Morgan Library owns a copy (Morgan Library MS G 24) and has put some of these images online. Here are a […]
Tag: head
Rolled-up bits of paper in her head
On paper, human anatomy can seem simple, especially in books with titles such as Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. But… Made of paper—quilled (rolled) paper—it most certainly is not. Not in the example here, anyway. The Collosal blog features some of the work of Lisa Nilsson, including this photo of one of her heads: (Thanks to […]
Mysterious nature of stiletto-heel-to-the-head assault reports
Early reports of a professor’s death via stiletto heel reek of mystery. This report by ABC News, from Houston, Texas, USA, on June 10, 2013, is typical: A Houston woman was charged with murder after she allegedly stabbed a University of Houston professor to death with a stiletto heel at a luxury high-rise condominium. Ana Trujillo, 44, was […]
A science head-scratcher about lice
Headlice are on many people’s minds, one way or another. This study involves two ways: “Headlice eradication as everyday engagement with science: An analysis of online parenting discussions,” Christine Hine [pictured here], Public Understanding of Science, September 3, 2012. The author, at the University of Surrey, UK, explains: “This paper focuses on the way in […]