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Synopsis of phrenology and physiology : comprising a condensed description of the functions of the body and mind : also, indicating the relative development of these organs as applied to the person examined : with references to Fowler's phrenology, also, the additional improvements and discoveries made by the aid of magnetism and neurology / by L.N. Fowler.

Lorenzo N. Fowler, National Library of Medicine (U.S.) · 1846 · Boston : Printed by Samuel Harris, 1846. · 34 pictures

An 1846 Boston phrenology synopsis by Lorenzo N. Fowler, printed by Samuel Harris, meant to help practitioners read head shapes and the body's functions. The pictures are small wood-engraved profile heads of men with shaded hatching, showing how skull contours were drawn to mark mental faculties, useful for a designer seeking vintage scientific diagram styles or hatched portrait studies.

Phrenology

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