Windows of the soul physiognomy in European culture 1470-1780
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. D...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Oxford historical monographs.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798105206719 |
| Sumario: | 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. - ;In late fifteenth century Florence, Renaissance h |
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| Notas: | Previously issued in print: 2005. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-345) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781383042016 9781280905827 9780191534836 |
