Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Ch. 1. An Overview 1
5. Part I. Background
6. Ch. 2. Physiognomy described 7
7. Ch. 3. Historical background and methods of study 23
8. Part II. Physiognomy and the arts
9. Ch. 4. Physiognomy in Paintings, Literature, and the Other Arts 45
10. Ch. 5. The Arts, Physiognomy, Perception, and Gestalt Psychology 63
11. Part III. The Perceptual Framework for Physiognomy
12. Ch. 6. Physiognomy as an Emergent Phenomenon 83
13. Ch. 7. The Physiognomy of Person Perception 101
14. Part IV. Answers and Questions
15. Ch 8. Theories of Physiognomy 121
16. Ch. 9. Summing Up, Remaining Issues, and Future Directions 139
17. References Cited 155
18. Index 171