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Elements of phrenology

Combe, George, 1788-1858 · 1850 · Edinburgh : Maclachlan, Stewart · 45 pictures

A phrenology textbook by the Scottish writer George Combe, published in Edinburgh in 1850, aimed at students of the theory that skull shape reveals character. Its pictures are plain engraved skulls and a profile head with numbered views, with dense hatched shading that a designer could borrow for scientific or antique diagram styling.

Phrenology

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