Cat Irving
@anatomicalcat.bsky.social
Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall. Snake charmer. Beagle feeder. All-round general necromancer
It was planned at a time when Resurrectionists - or body snatchers - were rife. However, completion was planned for 1832, but delays meant that it was only ready for use in January 1833. By this time the 1832 Anatomy Act had passed which would largely put the body snatchers out of business.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It was planned at a time when Resurrectionists - or body snatchers - were rife. However, completion was planned for 1832, but delays meant that it was only ready for use in January 1833. By this time the 1832 Anatomy Act had passed which would largely put the body snatchers out of business.
If you’re in Edinburgh and want to know more about the Dance of the Death, I’ll be giving a talk on that subject for @edinburghforteansociety.org.uk at the Royal Oak at 7:30pm on Wednesday 12th November. Come along.
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If you’re in Edinburgh and want to know more about the Dance of the Death, I’ll be giving a talk on that subject for @edinburghforteansociety.org.uk at the Royal Oak at 7:30pm on Wednesday 12th November. Come along.
The central figure is Vincenzo Piccini, the last abbot of the brotherhood who founded the chapel. He was also an amateur chemist and had tried to replicate the process that had preserved the bodies, instructing that he should be preserved this way after death, and displayed in the chapel.
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The central figure is Vincenzo Piccini, the last abbot of the brotherhood who founded the chapel. He was also an amateur chemist and had tried to replicate the process that had preserved the bodies, instructing that he should be preserved this way after death, and displayed in the chapel.
Oh I love it! Clearly based on Gautier d’Agoty’s flayed angel (my work laptop desktop image!). And or course, GdT visited us while filming in Edinburgh!
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Oh I love it! Clearly based on Gautier d’Agoty’s flayed angel (my work laptop desktop image!). And or course, GdT visited us while filming in Edinburgh!
This is La Specola!
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is La Specola!
Oh. Wow. Slightly speechless…!
October 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Oh. Wow. Slightly speechless…!
He’s just a plastic one so the hands and feee tend to survive a bit better
October 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
He’s just a plastic one so the hands and feee tend to survive a bit better