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Traité anatomique, physiologique et critique de physiognomie / par M. E. G.

M. E. G., G. E. M. Traité anatomique, physiologique et critique de physiognomie., Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine · 1849 · Bruxelles : Chez tous les libraires ; Amsterdam : J. Salis, 1849. · 3 pictures

A physiognomy treatise written by M. E. G. and published in Brussels and Amsterdam in 1849, drawing on anatomy and physiology and aimed at readers interested in character read from the face. Its plates show ornamental decorative borders and squares with interlaced strapwork and scrollwork, plus a set of profile heads and skulls with lettered reference points, which a designer could use for ornamental frames and for diagrammatic anatomical line drawings.

Temperament · Phrenology · Physiognomy

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