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Author: Camper, Petrus

Publisher: Wild and Altheer

Published: Utrecht

Publishing year: 1791

Camper, Petrus (1722-1789). Physiognomy. "Discours prononçés par feu Pierre Camper, sur le moyen de représenter d'une manière sûre les diverses passions qui se manifestent sur le visage; sur l'étonnante conformité qui existe entre les quadrupèdes, les oiseaux, les poissons et l'homme; et enfin sur le beau physique" (Speeches given by the late Pierre Camper, on the means of representing in a sure way the various passions which are manifested on the face; on the astonishing conformity which exists between quadrupeds, birds, fish and man; and finally on physical beauty). Published by Camper's son Adriaan Gilles. Utrecht: Wild and Altheer, 1792. Engraved frontispiece, (1), VIII, 107 pp., XI engraved plates (6 folded). [bound with] "Dissertation sur les variétés naturelles, qui caractérisent la physionomie des hommes des divers climats et des différens ages" (Dissertations on human races and their physiognomy in different climates and ages). Paris: Jansen and The Hague: van Cleef, 1791. 168 pp., XI folded plates. [bound with] "Dissertation physique de Mr. Pierre Camper sur les différences réelles que présentent les traits du visage chez les hommes de différents pays et de différents âges; sur le beau qui charactèrise les statues antiques et les pierres gravées ; Suivie de la proposition d'une nouvelle méthode pour déssiner toutes sortes de têtes humaines avec la plus grande sûreté" (Physical dissertation by Mr. Pierre Camper on the real differences in the facial features of men of different countries and ages; on the beauty that characterises ancient statues and engraved stones; followed by the proposal of a new method for drawing all kinds of human heads with the highest accuracy). Published by Camper's son Adriaan Gilles. Utrecht: Wild and Altheer, 1791. VIII, 114, (2) pp., X plates (6 folded). Full-leather binding from the time with gilt title on the spine.

Three important works on physiognomy i one volume. First French editions. - Petrus Camper (11 May 1722 in Leiden - 7 April 1789 in The Hague), was a Dutch physician, anatomist, physiologist, midwife, zoologist, anthropologist, palaeontologist and a naturalist in the Age of Enlightenment. He was one of the first to take an interest in comparative anatomy, palaeontology, and the facial angle. He was among the first to mark out an "anthropology," which he distinguished from natural history. He studied the orangutan, the Javan rhinoceros, and the skull of a mosasaur, which he believed was a whale. Camper was a celebrity in Europe and became a member of the Royal Society (1750), the Göttingen (1779), and Russian Academy of Sciences (1778), the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783), the French (1786) and the Prussian Academy of Sciences (1788). He designed and constructed tools for his patients, and for surgeries. - Binding in corners abraded with a crack (ca. 3 cm) at the top of the spine. Inside well preserved.

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