Anatomy
Found in 91 Collections and/or Records:
Points of the Sheep, Front and Rear Views, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of a front and rear view of a sheep with various points of its anatomy numbered with accompanying descriptions beneath the image.
Points of the Sheep, Side View, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of a side view of a sheep with its points (body parts) numbered with corresponding text beneath.
Points: Parts of the Fowl's Body, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of the parts of the fowl's body with references.
Proportions of the Horse in Profile, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of the proportions of the horse in profile from the late 19th or early 20th century.
Proverb for choosing a dog beginning 'Cuil[ean] bas dubh bui[dhe]', 22 August 1903
Proverb for choosing a dog probably collected from Mary MacRae, Dùnan, Letterfearn, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty, beginning 'Cuil[ean] bas dubh bui[dhe] Ciad mhac na saigh, Am a bhith sa Mhairt'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Quarto A, c1680-c1708
Quod ... in Aqueo humero ... videri, 1691
A note on refraction inside the eye.
Ringbone and Curb [On a Horse], 1870s-1930s
Photographs of a 'prominent ringbone on a horse's pastern;' and an 'unsound hock joint showing a large curb.'
Section Through a Horse's Chest, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of a cross-section through a horse's chest showing the suspension of the trunk between the fore limbs with descriptive text next to the image.
Side Bones and Splints [On a Horse], 1870s-1930s
Photographs of two horses front legs - the image on the left shows 'a prominent sidebone'; and the image on the right shows 'splints - a bad quarter crack on the right foot.'