Joanna Ebenstein Books
Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus
A lavishly illustrated guide to the magnum opus of the great seventeenth-century anatomist, master embalmer, artist, and collector of specimens.Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch an...
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Walter Potter'S Curious World Of Taxidermy
By Pat Morris, Joanna Ebenstein, Dr. Pat Morris With Joanna Ebenstein
Walter Potter (1835-918), a British country taxidermist of no great expertise, built anthropomorphic taxidermy tableaux that became famous icons of Victorian whimsy, including his masterpiece The D...
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Death: A Graveside Companion
By Will Self, Joanna Ebenstein, Foreword By Will Self
Death is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through art and ritual. The theme of memento mori informs medieval Danse Macab...
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Memento Mori
A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling lifeTalking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scie...
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