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Windows of the Soul

By Martin Porter

Windows of the Soul

By Martin Porter

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In early modern Europe there was a small group of books on the art of physiognomy which claimed to provide self-knowledge through an interpretation of external features. The authors of these books explained how the eyes, the face, and all of nature's natural bodies became windows of the soul. Dr Porter uses remnants of the highly illustrated and graffitied texts on physiognomy to interpret the way that these books were read and viewed, and trace the changes that took place between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of Romanticism.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
388
Release Date:
2005-12-01
Publication Date:
2005-09-29
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199276579
ISBN13:
9780199276578
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
746 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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