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Call Number: |
PH-01000 |
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Collection Name: |
Mecanisme de la Physionomie Humaine, ou, Analyse Electro-physiologique de l'Expression des Passions Applicable a la Pratique des Arts Plastique |
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No. of Items: |
71 items |
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Span Dates: |
1862 |
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Description: |
Photographically illustrated book, entitled Mecanisme de la Physionomie Humaine, ou, Analyse Electro-physiologique de l'Expression des Passions Applicable a la Pratique des Arts Plastique (Paris: J. Renouard, 1862), containing 71 albumen prints by Guillaume-Amant Duchenne de Boulogne (French, 1806-1875). This copy of the publication is disbound and in a slipcase. It is inscribed by Helmut Gernsheim: Album of 72 [sic, 71] photos illustrating the mechanism of the human physiognomy. |
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Accession No(s): |
964:0330:0001-0071; Purchase from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963. |
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Location(s): |
BF 851 D83 HRC-P (964:0330:0001-0071) |
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See Also: |
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals: 1873 edition of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (PH-01005) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals: 1872 edition of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (PH-01006) |