Bizarre Medieval Urine Wheels and Human Skin Books… Under the Knife Are you fascinated by the strange medical practices of our past? Under the Knife is a rad medical oddities and history web series that... MeghanSeptember 26, 2024
Bizarre Necronomicon Ex-Mortis: Real Books Bound in Human Skin, But Probably Not Inked with Human Blood The sky has darkenedThirteen as we areWe are collected woeful around a bookMade of human flesh – Mayhem “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” Not only... KristinSeptember 30, 2020
Bizarre Charlatans, Tooth-Drawing Blacksmiths, and Necklaces Made of Teeth: A (Very) Short History of Dentistry If you are anything like myself, a trip to the dentist is cringe-worthy at best, and utterly terrifying at worst. I had a colleague... KristinNovember 29, 2016
Bizarre Sketchy Medical History… Trading in Skeletons During the 18th Century, medical schools were flourishing throughout Europe, and in many centres, there was a drive to standardize the curriculum to more consistently... KristinNovember 4, 2016
Bizarre Resurrectionists & the Anatomy Act: Curbing Grave Robbing for Science A recurring issue in medical science has been the supply of cadavers, with histories of dubious means being undertaken in order to find, arrange... KristinSeptember 14, 2016