Saturday, October 24, 2009

To Prevent the Abrasion of His Lips


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THE WILL




From the incredible Kirby's Museum, a sort of curiosity shop and freak show in book form published at London House Yard (hence one of the many publishers/booksellers at St. Paul's) in the early 1800's. Some volumes are scanned at Google Books. Includes many excellent prints accompanying the narratives, such as the following:
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SINGULAR NARRATIVE OF THE CRUCIFIXION OF
MATTHEW LOVAT
,

EXECUTED BY HIS OWN HANDS, AT VENICE, IN THE MONTH OF JULY, 1805.

ORIGINALLY COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC, BY '
CESAR RUGGIERI, M. D. PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SURGERY
AT VENICE, IN A LETTER TO A MEDICAL FRIEND.
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Ricky Jay used these volumes in his Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women and other books, but there's a lot of oddness left. Google Books is a gift, since these books are rare (even as reprints) nowadays.

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