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Della fisonomia dell'hvomo del signor
Title: Della fisonomia dell'hvomo del signor Gio. Battista dalla Porta Napolitano : libri sei tradotti di Latino in volgare, e dall'istesso auttore accresciuti di figure, & di passi necessarij a diuerse parti dell'opera; et hora in questa terza, & vltima editione migliorati in piu di mille luoghi, che nella stampa di Napoli si leggeuano scorrettissimi, & aggiontaui La fisonomia naturale di Monsignor Giouanni Ingegneri.
Authors: Porta, Giambattista della approximately 1535-1615; Ingegneri, Giovanni d. 1600 Fisonomia naturale
Publisher: Venice : Pietro Paolo Tozzi
Publication Date: 1615
Physical Description: Illustrated, 23 cm. Book is most likely bound in vellum. Beige headbands.
Call Number: BF 840 .P6716 1615
About this book: this book provides an in-depth study into physiognomy. As quoted from the AbeBooks.com seller in Germany: “Della Porta preceded Lavater in attempting to estimate human character by the features. This is one of the first works on the ancient science of physiognomy to be extensively illustrated (G.-M).”
Giambattista della Porta (also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta) was an Italian scholar, playwright and polymath. He studied many subjects, particularly the sciences, mathematics and the occult. He was sometimes referred to as the “professor of secrets.” He was born into an artistic and highly educated family from Vico Equense, near Naples. His books and plays covered diverse subjects including hydraulics, cryptography, comedies, physiognomy, astrology, philosophy and scientific inventions (Wikipedia).
According to Wikipedia, physiognomy is “the assessment of a person’s character or personality from his or her outer appearance, especially the face.” This study has fallen in and out of favor over time. There is no clear evidence that physiognomy is scientifically sound. In this book, Porta used animals to illustrate human characteristics and often compared the appearance of humans and animals side by side.
Sources cited:
Della Fisonomia Dell’Hvomo Del Signor Gio. Battista Dalla Porta Napolitano. Libri Sei. Tradotti di Latino in volgare, e dall’istesso Auttore accresciuti di figure,. Et hora in quest’vltima Editione migliorati in piu di mille luoghi, che nella stampa di Napoli si leggeuano scorettisimi aggiontaui la Fisonomia Naturale di Monsignor Giouanni Ingegneri. (n.d.) Retrieved June 16, 2015 from AbeBooks.com: www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=13121068751&....
Giambattista della Porta (n.d.) Retrieved on June 16, 2015 from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_della_Porta
Physiognomy (n.d.) Retrieved on June 16, 2015 from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy
Della fisonomia dell'hvomo del signor
Title: Della fisonomia dell'hvomo del signor Gio. Battista dalla Porta Napolitano : libri sei tradotti di Latino in volgare, e dall'istesso auttore accresciuti di figure, & di passi necessarij a diuerse parti dell'opera; et hora in questa terza, & vltima editione migliorati in piu di mille luoghi, che nella stampa di Napoli si leggeuano scorrettissimi, & aggiontaui La fisonomia naturale di Monsignor Giouanni Ingegneri.
Authors: Porta, Giambattista della approximately 1535-1615; Ingegneri, Giovanni d. 1600 Fisonomia naturale
Publisher: Venice : Pietro Paolo Tozzi
Publication Date: 1615
Physical Description: Illustrated, 23 cm. Book is most likely bound in vellum. Beige headbands.
Call Number: BF 840 .P6716 1615
About this book: this book provides an in-depth study into physiognomy. As quoted from the AbeBooks.com seller in Germany: “Della Porta preceded Lavater in attempting to estimate human character by the features. This is one of the first works on the ancient science of physiognomy to be extensively illustrated (G.-M).”
Giambattista della Porta (also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta) was an Italian scholar, playwright and polymath. He studied many subjects, particularly the sciences, mathematics and the occult. He was sometimes referred to as the “professor of secrets.” He was born into an artistic and highly educated family from Vico Equense, near Naples. His books and plays covered diverse subjects including hydraulics, cryptography, comedies, physiognomy, astrology, philosophy and scientific inventions (Wikipedia).
According to Wikipedia, physiognomy is “the assessment of a person’s character or personality from his or her outer appearance, especially the face.” This study has fallen in and out of favor over time. There is no clear evidence that physiognomy is scientifically sound. In this book, Porta used animals to illustrate human characteristics and often compared the appearance of humans and animals side by side.
Sources cited:
Della Fisonomia Dell’Hvomo Del Signor Gio. Battista Dalla Porta Napolitano. Libri Sei. Tradotti di Latino in volgare, e dall’istesso Auttore accresciuti di figure,. Et hora in quest’vltima Editione migliorati in piu di mille luoghi, che nella stampa di Napoli si leggeuano scorettisimi aggiontaui la Fisonomia Naturale di Monsignor Giouanni Ingegneri. (n.d.) Retrieved June 16, 2015 from AbeBooks.com: www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=13121068751&....
Giambattista della Porta (n.d.) Retrieved on June 16, 2015 from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_della_Porta
Physiognomy (n.d.) Retrieved on June 16, 2015 from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy