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Alternate Title(s): Della Fisonomia di Tutto il Corpo Humano
Author: Giambattista della Porta
Publication Location: Rome
Year: 1637
Summary

Della Porta applied the “doctrine of signatures” to humans and animals, exploring how the shape of someone’s head, ears, nose or some other external feature might reveal that person’s true, inner nature by how closely it resembles a particular animal. Stelluti later printed this Italian edition, which demonstrates the continuing interest of Lynx members in correlating the external appearances of natural objects with their essential natures and powers.

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Theme(s): Biology, Health Sciences
Chronological Period: 16th century
Geographical Region(s): Italy, Europe
Resource Type: Book