Lavater, Johann Kaspar, 1741-1801 (Swiss poet, physiognomist and theologian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1741 - 1801
Parallel Names
- Lavater, Johann Caspar
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A translation of "Physionomische fragmente" by Johann Caspar Lavater, with sketches
Item
Identifier: Coll-1956
Scope and Contents
A translation of "Physionomische fragmente" by Johann Caspar Lasater, with sketches. Watermark 1814. Bookplate of J. A. Jamieson.
Dates:
1814
Physiognomy and Phrenology Posters by Johann Kaspar Lavater and Franz Joseph Gall
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2920
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two illustrated educational broadsides, one on physiognomy by Joseph Kaspar Lavater, and one on phrenology by Franz Jospeh Gall. 1829-1830.The first is a wall chart showing J. K. Lavater's system of physiognomy, entitled "Das Lavatersche System der Physiognomik, oder die Kunst durch die Constitution, die äusseren Gewohnheiten und vorzüglich durch die Untersuchung der Former des Kopfes und der Gesichtszüge des Menschen dessen Geschmack, Neigungen,...
Dates:
Publication: 1829-1830