Venice, & nbsp; Nicolò Pezzana, 1668. In 4 °. & Nbsp; & nbsp; Typographic mark on the title page, friezes and initials engraved in wood, portrait of the author on the a4v paper, numerous woodcut illustrations in the text, small ink stain on the title page, some light flowering, coeval parchment binding, handwritten title on the spine, slightly detached from the body of the book, some small stains. Contropiatto bookplate, signature of belonging to the guard card.
Specialist Notes
A fundamental work for the studies on physiognomy, Della Porta probes the physical features of men to reveal their most hidden meanings. This edition takes up the Venetian one of 1644, to which is added the Metoposcopy by Ciro Spontone and the relative 36 woodcut illustrations. & Nbsp;
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