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Heirs of Hippocrates

The Development of Medicine in a Catalogue of Historic Books

Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1039.6

JOHANN CASPAR LAVATER (1741-1801) The pocket Lavater, or, The science of physiognomy : to which is added an inquiry into the analogy existing between brute and human physiognomy, from the Italian of Porta. Van Winkle & Wyley 1817 Facsimile reprint. v, 140 p., [35] leaves of plates : ill., ports. 21 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1039.5

Translation of: Physiognomische fragmente. "Comparison of man with other animals" (p.[99]-140) consists of extracts from Della Porta's De humana physiognomonia, translated into English, from Della Porta's own Italian translation, Della fisionomia dell' huomo.

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