Art, Symbol & Imagination
Measuring the Skull
Straight lines cross a side view of the skull between labelled points. The construction turns the profile into a set of measurable distances and angles. The plate documents the cranial measurements discussed in this historical psychiatric handbook.
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Illustrator not identified. "Measuring the Skull" [editorial title]. In Handbook of Insanity, Theodore Kirchhoff. 1893 edition, 1893, William Wood & Company. Source scan leaf 158. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0225-0150
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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. Measuring the Skull. Handbook of Insanity. Scan leaf 158. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0225-0150