Such findings are in the tradition of physiognomy (see Figure 13.1), the pseudoscientific belief that a person's appearance reveals their essential nature—and their value to society. Our reflections ...

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The National Gallery's Poets and Lovers is a magnificent and once-in-a-generation show - and all the better for avoiding the ...

These skulls, however, hold valuable clues to the physiognomy of the dead. The superstructure on which the soft tissues of the face hung during life, each provides a map of the face it once supported.

John Rodden: Connor Cruise O’Bryant. There are undeniable conservative features in the Orwell physiognomy, some of which you’ve just mentioned. So to some extent Orwell facilitated the kinds ...

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