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Thursday, 2 June 2011

Archaic Anomalies and Sea Monks : The Art of Schedel & Gesner

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Hartmann Schedel (1440 -1514)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmann_Schedel

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Conrad Gesner (1516 - 1565)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Gessner

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Sea Monks / Sea Bishops

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_monk

 

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