Leonardo da Vinci's “A Skull Sectioned”: Skull and dental formula revisited

Leonardo Da Vinci

Any product of the creative mind of Professor McMurrich is certain to be valuable and interesting. His profound scholarship and his happy faculty of presenting the most recondite material in intriguing and interesting ways is invariably worthwhile and stimulating. Faced with the problem of evaluating the position of Leonardo da Vinci in the science of Anatomv, he has spent ten years in what mus...

Anatomy and Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on the 15th of April, 1452, during the great "rebirth" the Renaissance. He was born in the country village of Vinci, which lies high up on the Mount Albano, in the valley of the river Arno, dividing Florence from Pisa. This lovely village remains un-spoilt today. He was the son of Caterina, a peasant girl. He was illegitimate. His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, the son o...

Reduced Skull Sexual Dimorphism in a Local Sheep Breed

This study estimated the magnitude of sexual dimorphism in a relict sheep from Catalunya (NE Spain), called Fardasca,using geometric morphometric techniques. For these analyses, a total of 18 skull specimens (2 adult males and 16 females) were studied. Our results suggest that the breed is not cranially dimorphic, so sex determination using landmarks described here as criteria is likely to yiel...

Examining the relationship between skull size and dental anomalies

This study, reporting the results of a 2012 Master’s dissertation, of 131 skulls from 6 Classical to Medieval populations in Macedonia and England examined the relationship between craniometric variables and dental anomalies of shape, number, and position. Standard craniometric landmarks were measured and dental anomalies of shape, number, and position were recorded and tested for associations ...

Skull Imagery and Skull Magic in the Yoginī Tantras