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In one corner of the room rested a large sarcophagus, with its hideous lid removed and leaning against the wall, while within this ancient burial casket reclined a swaddled mummy from the necropolis of Memphis. A low table, covered with retorts, test tubes, chemicals in bottles, hu man bones, a grinning white skull, morbid anatomical Specimens in alcohol, and a microscope, stood in the center of the apartment. A few leather-covered chairs, studded with huge brass nails, were scattered around; and the only remaining nooks were filled by large walnut book-cases, containing musty-looking tomes bound in parchment, the titles of which were delicately marked on the back in the blackest of India ink. The works of Hippocrates, Galen, Rhazes, and Avicenna were particu larly noticeable in this collection.
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In one corner of the room rested a large sarcophagus, with its hideous lid removed and leaning against the wall, while within this ancient burial casket reclined a swaddled mummy from the necropolis of Memphis. A low table, covered with retorts, test tubes, chemicals in bottles, hu man bones, a grinning white skull, morbid anatomical Specimens in alcohol, and a microscope, stood in the center of the apartment. A few leather-covered chairs, studded with huge brass nails, were scattered around; and the only remaining nooks were filled by large walnut book-cases, containing musty-looking tomes bound in parchment, the titles of which were delicately marked on the back in the blackest of India ink. The works of Hippocrates, Galen, Rhazes, and Avicenna were particu larly noticeable in this collection.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The cathedral bells were chiming the hour of midnight, yet Doctor Paulus Androcydes still lingered over a roll of papyrus and slowly deciphered the curious hieroglyphics. On an oriental rug in front of an open grate, filled with red coals, sat an enormous Angora cat, which seemed to be enjoying the heat radiated from the burning embers. A lamp of antique pattern, suspended from the ceiling by copper chains, threw a mysterious light over the spectacled student, and defined the various objects around it with peculiar distinctness.
In each corner of the apartment hung carved oaken brackets, shaped in imitation of the Egyptian lotus, symbolic of life eternal. Poised on each of these supports was a stuffed bird; on one a hawk, the hieroglyphic for the soul, sacred to Horus; on another a lapwing, typical of the solar period, the return of Osiris to life; on a third an ibis, or crane, significant of intelligence; on a fourth, a swallow with outstretched wings.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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