Art still isn't easy
Today I am happy to share some animals from Conrad Gesner's "Icones Animalium". This delight from 1553 (reprinted in 1560 by popular...
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Susan Elaine Jones
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
Marvels of Ipswich, Part II
Next in the amazing story of a trip to the Ipswich Museum. Part I (in case you missed it) is here. Here, I want to share just one of the...
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Susan Elaine Jones
- Nov 25, 2017
- 2 min
Marvels of Ipswich, Part I
I made a long anticipated, long overdue visit to Ipswich Museum. It is one of those regional treasures, crammed with original Victorian...
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Susan Elaine Jones
- Dec 17, 2016
- 3 min
Who is the skeleton in Norwich Castle?
He (I am assuming it is a he) is easy to overlook. Many people wander by and don't even notice him. He is stealth itself, watching the...
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Susan Elaine Jones
- Dec 4, 2016
- 1 min
Bleached blondes of the savannah
I enjoyed a smashing visit to Norwich Castle Museum a couple of weekends ago. I spent much of my time in the Natural History Gallery. As...
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Susan Elaine Jones
- Dec 1, 2016
- 2 min
Big birds of history
Big birds of history. Actually the biggest birds. Ever. (If you don't count dinosaurs). Let me start again. The biggest birds than humans...
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Susan Elaine Jones
- Oct 31, 2014
- 1 min
Skull with a smile
One of the most engaging exhibits at the Oxford Museum of Natural History is this skull. It is a juvenile Western Gorilla, looking out of...
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