Physiognomonics

Physiognomonics (Greek: Φυσιογνωμονικά; Latin: Physiognomonica) is an Ancient Greek pseudo-Aristotelian treatise on physiognomy attributed to Aristotle (and part of the Corpus Aristotelicum). It is a Peripatetic work,[1] dated to the 4th/3rd century BC.[2][3]

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  2. ^ Evans, Elizabeth C. (1969). "Physiognomics in the Ancient World". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 59 (5): 1–101. doi:10.2307/1006011. ISSN 0065-9746. JSTOR 1006011.
  3. ^ Porter, Martin (2005). Windows of the Soul: Physiognomy in European Culture 1470-1780. Oxford University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-19-153483-6.