Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
An interesting look at the history of grave robbing - specifically, the looting of famous people's skulls. Covers phrenology, hero worship, forensic method - and the skulls of Mozart, Haydn, Swedenborg and many others.
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Friday, October 16, 2009
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