Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... belly ; he easily took out the body by this opening without cutting any of the extremities ; he then removed the flesh by the aid of a scalpel , taking the precaution to preserve all the ligaments ; he anointed the skin , and put the ...
... belly ; he easily took out the body by this opening without cutting any of the extremities ; he then removed the flesh by the aid of a scalpel , taking the precaution to preserve all the ligaments ; he anointed the skin , and put the ...
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... belly , or the intestines would fall out and soil the skin ; we must also , in cutting the skin , pay attention to the arrangement of the natural parts , to be able to ren- der them apparent in the preparation . These precautions taken ...
... belly , or the intestines would fall out and soil the skin ; we must also , in cutting the skin , pay attention to the arrangement of the natural parts , to be able to ren- der them apparent in the preparation . These precautions taken ...
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... to give them . We anoint the skin of the belly and scapula , which we stuff , taking care to put a good layer of flax under the wire of the middle . We must also begin sewing the anterior part of the B 4 TAXIDERMY . 31.
... to give them . We anoint the skin of the belly and scapula , which we stuff , taking care to put a good layer of flax under the wire of the middle . We must also begin sewing the anterior part of the B 4 TAXIDERMY . 31.
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... of the animal by chopped flax , laying it conveniently under the irons , and accommodating the skin of the belly , which easily stretches . We finish by making a seam which reunites the skin at the place of the incision 32 TAXIDERMY .
... of the animal by chopped flax , laying it conveniently under the irons , and accommodating the skin of the belly , which easily stretches . We finish by making a seam which reunites the skin at the place of the incision 32 TAXIDERMY .
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... belly . Then , to preserve this form , we place it on its back in the midst of a large cloth , the four ends of which we tie strongly together , and hang it on a hook in the air to dry . Some beautiful species are Bears . The size of a ...
... belly . Then , to preserve this form , we place it on its back in the midst of a large cloth , the four ends of which we tie strongly together , and hang it on a hook in the air to dry . Some beautiful species are Bears . The size of a ...
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2d Edit animals anoint belly bird bird-lime body bones BOTANY branches Brazilian Empire butterflies caterpillar cervical vertebrę chopped flax claws collection colours cork cotton countries cover crustacea dried eggs enamel Engravings eyes fasten feathers feet fish flesh flower forceps fresh water fruits Geography head hole inches incision insects introduce iron wire Jardin du Roi larvę layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MEMOIRS method middle mount birds mounted Museum Natural History naturalists neck nests objects opening operation oval pack paper pass Pennine Alps piece pincers plank plants Plates Poem precaution prepared preserve Price procure put into spirits quadrupeds ROBERT SOUTHEY round separate shell skeleton skin species specimens spines spirits of turpentine spirits of wine stuffed tail tail-bearer Taxidermy thick thighs tion travellers tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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