Among the Laudian Library’s curiosities was a pair of skeletons, donated by John Speed, the first anatomy lecturer at St John’s College. The two skeletons stood either side of the doorway at the far end of the Laudian Library in specially designed folding cases, until they were later transferred to the University’s Anatomy School. Speed provided descriptions and drawings in this text (Σκελετòς πολυκινητός, est. 1630) explaining how the skeletons were put together.