Particularly eerie are the tableaux of Gaetano Giulio Zumbo, who used similar techniques to create terrifying metaphorical portraits of the harsh life of the 18th century. Organized by anatomical section, each of hundreds of models are displayed to show off their most flattering aspect despite the respectful attitudes held by the book editors and designers, the macabre nature of the exhibits is irrepressible. This amazing set of anatomical models, made mostly of wax, are so brilliantly lifelike that the casual reader is sure to mistake them for extraordinarily well-preserved bodies. Encyclopaedia Anatomica does just this, page after page, with its high-quality color reproductions of the collection of Florence's Museo La Specola.
Few catalogues of science museums have the power to mesmerize their readers.
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