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Bones Collection (#74)

"Bones: Unveiling the Hidden Structures of Life" Delving into the depths of human anatomy

Background imageBones Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, artwork

Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, artwork
Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur skeletons, computer artwork

Background imageBones Collection: Male muscles and skeleton, artwork

Male muscles and skeleton, artwork
Male muscles and skeleton. Computer artwork showing a front view of the right-hand muscle structure and left-hand skeleton of a man

Background imageBones Collection: Alendronate osteoporosis drug molecule

Alendronate osteoporosis drug molecule
Alendronate osteoporosis drug, molecular model. Alendronate is marketed as Fosamax, or as Fosavance when combined with vitamin D

Background imageBones Collection: Human finger, longitudinal section

Human finger, longitudinal section
Human finger. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a finger of a human infant. This shows the bones inside the finger (here, the 1st and 2nd phalanges)

Background imageBones Collection: Spine, artwork

Spine, artwork
Spine, computer artwork. Close-up of an end of a human spine showing the individual vertebrae

Background imageBones Collection: Human neck, artwork

Human neck, artwork
Human neck, computer artwork. Close-up of a human neck, showing the cervical vertebrae (centre), the base of the skull (upper right), and the rear of the left jaw bone (upper left)

Background imageBones Collection: Human skeleton, artwork

Human skeleton, artwork
Human skeleton. Computer artwork of a human skeleton, with a close-up of its hand. The skull (upper centre) and rib cage (centre and lower centre) can also be seen

Background imageBones Collection: Pirates: Jolly Roger Flag

Pirates: Jolly Roger Flag

Background imageBones Collection: SYMBOL: SKULL & DAGGER. Symbol for a threat

SYMBOL: SKULL & DAGGER. Symbol for a threat

Background imageBones Collection: Orang-utan Skull - male on the left and female on the right

Orang-utan Skull - male on the left and female on the right
KEL-1194 Orang-utan Skull - male on the left and female on the right Pongo pygmaeus Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBones Collection: Chimpanzee Skull - male - Senagal to Tanzania

Chimpanzee Skull - male - Senagal to Tanzania
KEL-1199 Chimpanzee Skull - male Senagal to Tanzania Pan troglodytes Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBones Collection: Warthog Skull

Warthog Skull
KEL-1206 Warthog Skull Phacocheorus aethiopicus Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBones Collection: Bonzo Book cover

Bonzo Book cover
Bonzo, the cute canine created by George Studdy originally in The Sketch magazine, joyfully rides through the night sky, on his rather macabre steed of choice, a bone

Background imageBones Collection: Death, skeleton

Death, skeleton
A wonderfully macabre grinning skeleton with a full head of hair and wearing a robe, crouches by a fire of burning human remains to warm its hands

Background imageBones Collection: Origin Species, CH Bennett, Dog - Servant

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Dog - Servant
Good Dog. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of an old faithful male servant from an old dog. The salver that the old fellow carries evolves into a mere plate of bones - a

Background imageBones Collection: Gymnasium, Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent

Gymnasium, Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent
The gymnasium and physiotherapy department at Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent. A wide range of equipment includes an exercise bicycle, a ships wheel, and part of a bus

Background imageBones Collection: Crushing bones, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Crushing bones, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Inmates crushing bones at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageBones Collection: Studies of a horse

Studies of a horse
Studies of the pelvis of a horse, including a rear view of a horse and annotated studies of individual bones

Background imageBones Collection: Skeleton of a horse

Skeleton of a horse drawn at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBones Collection: Bones Make Explosives - World War II poster

Bones Make Explosives - World War II poster
World War Two poster encouraging civilians on the Home Front to save all bones for salvage as they can be made into bombs for the war effort

Background imageBones Collection: Bones Wanted for Salvage - World War II poster

Bones Wanted for Salvage - World War II poster
Ministry of Information poster during World War Two encouraging people to save bones for salvage

Background imageBones Collection: Mammoth skeletons, Khanty Mansiysk, Russia

Mammoth skeletons, Khanty Mansiysk, Russia
Two mammoth skeletons (female and young) on display in the museum at Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia

Background imageBones Collection: Mastodon remains in Indiana

Mastodon remains in Indiana
Mastodon remains found near Cromwell in Indiana, USA, reported as a sensational paleontological discovery

Background imageBones Collection: The Communist by George Studdy

The Communist by George Studdy
Bonzo, detesting Communism in any form, takes a back seat on this occasion. Rather odd cartoon showing a red Bonzo sitting on top of a pile of bones

Background imageBones Collection: Sun Platform at Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent

Sun Platform at Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent
Children being treated on a sun platform at the Princess Marys Hospital, Wilderness Road, Margate, Kent. The site, originally known as Eastcliff House

Background imageBones Collection: Shakespeares grave, Stratford upon Avon

Shakespeares grave, Stratford upon Avon
A view of Shakespeares grave in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon. The stone slab covering his grave is inscribed with a curse against anyone who disturbs his bones

Background imageBones Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Chester

Lear / Nonsense / Chester
There was an Old Person of Chester, whom several small children did pester; They threw some large stones, which broke most of his bones, and displeased that Old Person of Chester

Background imageBones Collection: Bones 1916

Bones 1916
Skulls and bones litter the Ancre Valley battlefield

Background imageBones Collection: Leg Bones of the Dinornis Maximus, 1865

Leg Bones of the Dinornis Maximus, 1865
Engraving showing a Victorian gentleman holding the leg bones of a Dinornis Maximus, or Gigantic Bird of New Zealand, pictured in 1865

Background imageBones Collection: Djerba Island

Djerba Island situated in the Gulf of Cabes. Near the Castle of Es Suk, is a tower of skulls and thigh-bones of fourteen thousand Spanish soldiers from 1558

Background imageBones Collection: Buffalo Bones

Buffalo Bones
A vast wall of American buffalo or bison bones at a prairie station

Background imageBones Collection: Early Stonehenge Drawing

Early Stonehenge Drawing
A wonderful early drawing of Stonehenge, not too over-elaborate in detail, and showing some early 17th century archaeologists and the bones that are digged up !

Background imageBones Collection: Crypt of S. Cornelio / Rome

Crypt of S. Cornelio / Rome
Visitors are shown the tombs in the crypt of San Callisto Church near the Via Appia

Background imageBones Collection: Diagrams of human shoulder and ankle joints

Diagrams of human shoulder and ankle joints
Diagrams of the human shoulder and ankle joints

Background imageBones Collection: Dante / Tomb / Ravenna / Ils

Dante / Tomb / Ravenna / Ils
DANTE ALIGHIERI Italian poets remains discovered at Ravenna

Background imageBones Collection: Jaw Bones & Teeth

Jaw Bones & Teeth
Plate showing detail of the jaw

Background imageBones Collection: Unearthing a Dinosaur

Unearthing a Dinosaur
Two palaeontologists unearth a dinosaur in Canada

Background imageBones Collection: Whale Bone Pub Entrance

Whale Bone Pub Entrance
An archway made of whale bones outside a pub entrance at Great Wrathing, Suffolk, England

Background imageBones Collection: Torso Blood Circulation

Torso Blood Circulation
A diagram showing the bones which make up the torso and showing the circulation of blood

Background imageBones Collection: Cuttlefish bone - lying on the strand line on top of bladder wrack - England - UK

Cuttlefish bone - lying on the strand line on top of bladder wrack - England - UK
DK-148 Cuttlefish bone - lying on the strand line on top of bladder wrack England, UK Sepia officinalis David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBones Collection: Dog - Great Dane - 10 week old puppy chewing bone. Also known as German Mastiff / Deutsche Dogge

Dog - Great Dane - 10 week old puppy chewing bone. Also known as German Mastiff / Deutsche Dogge / Dogue Allemand
LA-5996 Dog - Great Dane - 10 week old puppy chewing bone. Also known as German Mastiff / Deutsche Dogge / Dogue Allemand (French)

Background imageBones Collection: Bird-hipped Dinosaur - late Triassic period, 205 m. y. a. South Africa

Bird-hipped Dinosaur - late Triassic period, 205 m. y. a. South Africa
KEL-1342 Bird-hipped DINOSAUR, Late Triassic Period, 205 m.y.a. South Africa Heterodontosauris tucki Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBones Collection: Glowlight Tetra Fish

Glowlight Tetra Fish
BB-673 Glowlight Tetra Fish Hemigrammus erythrozonus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBones Collection: Old whale skeleton, Jougla Point near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula

Old whale skeleton, Jougla Point near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Background imageBones Collection: Dinosaur bones, Dinosaur National Park, Utah and Colorado, United States of America

Dinosaur bones, Dinosaur National Park, Utah and Colorado, United States of America, North America

Background imageBones Collection: Skull of Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Skull of Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Background imageBones Collection: The Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, Black Hills, South Dakota, United States of America

The Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, Black Hills, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Background imageBones Collection: Beluga grave yard at an old whaling station on Spitsbergen. Svalbard

Beluga grave yard at an old whaling station on Spitsbergen. Svalbard
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"Bones: Unveiling the Hidden Structures of Life" Delving into the depths of human anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci's "Skull Anatomy" showcases the intricate beauty and complexity of bones. A graceful greyhound's skeleton reveals the elegance and agility that lies beneath its sleek exterior. Behind-the-scenes in Bristol, Christopher Ryan transforms into Mike from "The Young Ones, " a character whose humor is as sharp as his bone structure. Captured on an X-ray, a broken wrist bone serves as a reminder of our vulnerability and resilience in the face of injury. The majestic skull of a horse stands as a testament to their strength and power, reminding us of their historical significance alongside humans. Even skeletons enjoy some rough play. Witnessing a rugby-playing skeleton brings forth both amusement and admiration for these resilient structures. Knapped Flint Tools take us back in time, showcasing how early humans utilized bones to shape tools for survival and progress. Peering through panoramic dental X-rays unravels secrets hidden within our mouths – teeth anchored by strong bones supporting our smiles. Our bodies are marvels intertwined with arteries that nourish every cell while sturdy bones provide support - truly works of art designed by nature itself. In an act of kindness, Chef Andrew Schillar shares his culinary delight with man's best friend - offering them not just food but also joyous moments gnawing on a bone outside his kitchen sanctuary. Illustrated through wood engraving in 1851, "Death as Assassin" reminds us that even though life may be fleeting, it is ultimately connected to the skeletal framework we all share. Modern technology unveils our innermost secrets with full-body scans like MRI scans – exposing not only flesh but also revealing the silent symphony orchestrated by our interconnected bones.