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 Historical Anatomy Images: Anonymous Treatise on Physiognomy, ca. 1790 Türkçe sürüm: This post presents selected public domain historical images from Anonymous, [Treatise on physiognomy], a manuscript preserved in the U.S. National Library of Medicine collection. The work is listed in NLM Historical Anatomies on the Web as a manuscript probably composed in the Netherlands around the 1790s. Public domain historical image from Anonymous, [Treatise on physiognomy], ca. 1790. Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Public domain historical image from Anonymous, [Treatise on physiognomy], ca. 1790. Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Physiognomy was historically understood as the attempt to relate a person’s character, temperament, or personality to the visible form of the face, head, or body. Today, physiognomy is not accepted as a modern scientific method for evaluating personality, intelligence, or behavior. However, historical works on physiognomy are valuable for u...