The whole physiognomy is fleshy and markedly distinct from that of other Syrians.
Fiilleborn reviewed the relation of physiognomy to philosophy.
As physiognomists (see Physiognomy) their talent was undoubted, and according to Vanini there was no need to mount to the house-top to cast a nativity.
The 16th century was rich in publications on physiognomy.
The development of a more accurate anatomy in the 17th century seems to have diminished the interest in physiognomy, by substituting fact for fiction; and consequently the literature, though as great in quantity, became less valuable in quality.