#physiognomy — Public Fediverse posts
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Illustration by L. A. Vaught, from Vaught's Practical Character Reader (1902).
Source: Library of Congress / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f73229ce-c8ac-41db-a98b-b5d20b4bb23e
#diagrams #character #psychology #pseudoscience #phrenology #physiognomy #bookillustration #art #publicdomain
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From Analyzing Character, the New Science of Judging Men: Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life (1917).
Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/76ac1c43-a64e-496d-8a7b-25bd40556fb6
#hands #gesture #pianos #communication #physiognomy #photography #art #publicdomain
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Illustration by L. A. Vaught, from Vaught's Practical Character Reader (1902).
Source: Library of Congress / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bf71b8b2-c07d-4f0b-95e0-ddcc7fc12fd4
#anatomy #diagrams #character #portraits #psychology #health #pseudo-science #phrenology #physiognomy #art #publicdomain
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From Analyzing Character, the New Science of Judging Men: Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life (1917).
Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/76ac1c43-a64e-496d-8a7b-25bd40556fb6
#hands #gesture #pianos #communication #physiognomy #art #publicdomain
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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
PHYSIOGNOMY, n. The art of determining the character of another by the resemblances and differences between his face and our own, which is the standard of excellence.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Physiognomy,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/75545…
#quote #quotes #quotation #appearance #bias #categorization #character #ego #norm #phrenology #physiognomy #prejudice #standard