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| Basilica di Sant'Appolinare in Classe |
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| Interior of San Vitale, Ravenna |
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| Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna |
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| San Vitale, Ravenna |
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Ravenna and Bone Transport
We visited the churches and mausoleums in Ravenna, including the burial place of Dante. One colleague asked how bodies were transported from one city to another to be buried. Another colleague who specializes in the history of anatomical illustrations and feminism explained that the bodies were boiled to remove skin and flesh and then the bones were transported. The practice of bone-boiling was outlawed in the Renaissance.
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