About faces: physiognomy in nineteenth-century Britain
Author OL6621484A
First published 2010
When 19th century Londoners looked at each other, what did they see, and how did they want to be seen? Sharrona Pearl reveals the way that physiognomy, the study of facial features and their relationship to character, shaped the way that people understood one another and presented themselves.
Subjects
PhysiognomyFacial expressionFace perceptionGreat britain, social conditionsHistoryPhysiognomy--historyPhysiognomy--great britain--history--19th centuryFacial expression--historyFacial expression--great britain--history--19th centuryFace perception--historyFace perception--great britain--history--19th centuryPrejudice--historyBf851 .p35 2010138.0941/09034