Art, Symbol & Imagination
Kirchhoff’s Photographic Studies of Ears
Four close photographic views isolate the external ear against dark backgrounds. Small labels distinguish the individual examples. Reproduced in Handbook of Insanity, the plate records a historical attempt to classify physical features in psychiatric study rather than an accepted diagnostic guide.
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Illustrator not identified. "Kirchhoff’s Photographic Studies of Ears" [editorial title]. In Handbook of Insanity, Theodore Kirchhoff. 1893 edition, 1893, William Wood & Company. Source scan leaf 124. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0225-0117
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A historical anatomical or technical illustration. The source’s period medical and classificatory theories are not endorsed by its inclusion.
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Illustrator not identified. Kirchhoff’s Photographic Studies of Ears. Handbook of Insanity. Scan leaf 124. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0225-0117