Visualizing the invisible with the human body : Physiognomy and ekphrasis in the ancient world /
Physiognomy and ekphrasis are two of the most important modes of description in antiquity and represent the necessary precursors of scientific description. The primary way of divining the characteristics and fate of an individual, whether inborn or acquired, was to observe the patient's externa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2019]
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| Series: | Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ;
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