'Ossification of the dura and pia mater' Size:XS: 30 x 20cm trapped in the Arctic ice

trapped in the Arctic ice in Felix Harbour

an open silver ink-well is on the table in front

'Scene from The Winter's Tale'

7th November 1952

'Ossification of the dura and pia mater' Size:XS: 30 x 20cm trapped in the Arctic iceFour figures showing osteoma (bony deposits) in the membranes surrounding the human brain. Figure 1 Dura mater with deposits of bone. Figure 2 Pia mater with bony matter. Figure 3 Dura mater 'with a considerable portion of bony matter'. Figure 4 Two abscesses in the lateral sinuses of the dura mater. Plate 5 from the monograph The morbid anatomy of the human brain; being illustrations of the most frequent and important organic diseases to which that