Three perspectives of a head divided according to phrenological 'faculties', with key. Colour pen drawing.

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The enumeration of mental functions is divided into two: Feelings and Faculties. These are in turn each subdivided, the former into Propensities and Sentiments, the latter into Knowing and Reflecting. This is a reproduction of George Combe's system, with two deviations: 1. in Combe the 'perceptive' faculties occupy the place of 'knowing' and 2. 'benevolence' is also attributed to animals

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1 drawing : pen and ink

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Feelings. Propensities. 1. Amativeness. 2. Philoprogenitiveness. 3. Inhabitiveness. 4. Adhesiveness. 5. Combativeness. 6. Destructiveness ... Lettering continues: "7. Constructiveness. 8. Covetiveness. 9. Secretiveness. Sentiments: 10. Self love. 11. Approbation. 12. Cautiousness. 13. Benevolence. In man only. 14. Veneration. 15. Hope & faith. 16. Ideality. 17. Consciousness. 18. Firmness." Second section: 'Faculties'. Knowing: 19. Individuality. 20. Form. 21. Size. 22. Weight. 23. Colour. 24. Space. 25. Order. 26. Time. 27. Number. 28. Tune. 29. Language. Reflecting: 30. Comparison. 31. Causality. 32. Wit. 33. Imitation"

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Wellcome Collection 27686i

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