The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Model of Human Eye [ARK00058]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Artificial anatomy of the human eye made up of twelve separate pieces. An invention of the College of Physicians at Padua by a student from Germany, this item was bought by Bargrave from a "High Dutch Turner" in Venice. Wooden human eye with separate parts all made from ivory and horn. Very high skill involved; some parts as thin as egg shell.] (approx mid 17th cent)