Outlines of a new system of physiognomy : illustrated by numerous engravings indicating the location of the signs of the different mental faculties / by J.W. Redfield.
Outlines of a New System of Physiognomy is an 1849 New York book by James W. Redfield, published by J.S. Redfield, presenting a phrenology-style theory of facial features for a general readership. Its pictures are small, loose pen-and-line profile heads in side view, with the faces, hair and collars sketched in simple strokes and little shading. A designer might take from them the economical profile line work and the historical habit of reading character from the head and face.
