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These fold-out anatomical figures from Bilz's "Natural Method of Healing" show the muscular, circular, nervous, and skeletal systems of the human body.
Bilz also ran a large health spa/sanitarium, and later created the popular soft drink Sinalco, which is still in production today.
F. E. Bilz. The Natural Method of Healing. Leipzig: F.E. Bliz, c1898. #popularmedicine #anatomy #popmedMondays #medicalhistory #rarebooks #specialcollections
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Gurba
https://www.writermag.com/writing-inspiration/author-interviews/myriam-gurba/
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Louis Marcussen “Ovartaci” (1894-1985) — Transfiguration [gouache and colour pencil on sheet canvas, no date]
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Pyke Koch (1901 - 1991, Netherlands ) Resting sleepwalker. 1971
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Where to put my latest piece of Tejano/Xicano art, “Signs on the Path” by @mictlan_studios … I am no @cheechmarin @thecheechcenter when it comes to collecting by I know great art when I 👁👁it! #mextasy … go to https://izelvargas.com/home.html if you get the chance‼️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CfdGEz9Lm4U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Rain Shadows Series, Andy Goldsworthy / Silueta Series, Ana Mendieta
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Life is like the surf, so give yourself away like the sea.
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) —dir. Alfonso Cuarón
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