Early Myology or The Muscles Human Anatomy Bookplate Engraving on Laid clay Tremar elephant which is how I shot

which is how I shot many of the photos

It is not mounted

Many of these old turned and painted wooden apples--made in Japan for the Western market-- housed roulette style horse racing games and the like

created by catching strands of grass under select stiches

The inly blue glazed interior adds a subtle glow to the matte-ish black exterior

Early Myology or The Muscles Human Anatomy Bookplate Engraving on Laid clay Tremar elephant which is how I shotI haven't found an exact match for this one out there so am not sure what volume it came from, but clearly it is quite an old engraving, late 18th early 19th c. I believe, on laid paper. The text details 76 exterior and 53 interior muscles of the body corresponding to numbers on the beautifully rendered bodies, with a enlarged detail of a "simple regular muscle" at top right. I especially love the face on our man at right. It appears this was cut down