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Illustration in a 19th century book about Physiognomy.

Physiognomy (from the Gk. physis meaning "nature" and gnomon meaning "judge" or "interpreter") is the assessment of a person's character or personality from his outer appearance, especially the face. The term physiognomy can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object or terrain, without reference to its implied characteristics.

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"Ugly Criminals", H. Naci Mocan and Erdal Tekin, D... "Ugly Criminals", H. Naci Mocan and Erdal Tekin, December 2005 www.aeaweb.org/annual_mtg_papers/2006/0106_0800_0902.pdf - Web

Selected images from: Della Porta, Giambattista: D... Selected images from: Della Porta, Giambattista: De humana physiognomonia libri IIII (Vico Equense, 1586). Historical Anatomies on the Web. National Library of Medicine. www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/historicalanatomies/porta_home.html - Web

Women's traits 'written on face' (BBC News Wednesd... Women's traits 'written on face' (BBC News Wednesday, 11 February 2009) news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7884223.stm - Web

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"On Physiognomy" - An Essay by Arthur Schopenhauer "On Physiognomy" - An Essay by Arthur Schopenhauer www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/22567/ - Web

"Composite Portraits", by Francis Galton, 1878 (as... "Composite Portraits", by Francis Galton, 1878 (as published in the Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 8). www.galton.org/.../galton-1879-jaigi-composite-portraits.pdf - Web

"Enquiries into Human Faculty and its Development"... "Enquiries into Human Faculty and its Development", book by Francis Galton, 1883. www.galton.org/.../galton-1883-human-faculty-v4.pdf - Web

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