Tag Archives: Chris Arthur

Blood mnemonics

December 10, 2019

Chris Arthur St. Andrews, Scotland   Henri Dunant (1828–1910), Swiss philanthropist and “father of the Red Cross.” Source Two photographs in Dunant’s Dream, Caroline Moorehead’s meticulous and moving history of the Red Cross, can be juxtaposed to illustrate a key aspect of this organization’s work. The first shows Henri Dunant, now regarded as “the father […]

Matters of the heart

January 27, 2017

Chris Arthur Dundee, Scotland   Leonardo da Vinci, drawing of the human heart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Among the most impressive of Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical studies are his drawings of the human heart. Beside one of them he has written: “How could you describe this heart in words without filling a whole book?” […]