Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntniß und Menschenliebe

Lavater, Johann Caspar, Weidmanns Erben und Reich [Mitarb.], Heinrich Steiner & Comp. [Mitarb.], Reich, Philipp Erasmus [Bearb.], Steiner, Heinrich [Bearb.] · 1778 · 153 pictures

Physiognomische Fragmente is a 1778 German treatise by Johann Caspar Lavater, published in Leipzig by Weidmanns Erben und Reich and Heinrich Steiner, aimed at readers wanting to understand character through facial features. Its engraved profile portraits, set in ovals with plain borders, show men in wigs and open collars in strict side view. A designer could borrow the disciplined oval framing and the consistent profile angle for a series of character studies.

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