M0007217: Manuscript illustration depicting metoposcopy

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Manuscript on the influence of stars on the body

Photograph of an illustration from an unidentified manuscript depicting three male faces as examples of metoposcopy, a form of divination based on the patterns in the forehead, with explanatory text in Latin. Related images: M0007216, M0007218, M0007219, M0007220, M0007221, M0007222.

6 September 1940

1 photograph sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.