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Title page of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring the head and shoulders view of Porta in an oval surrounded on the left by faces of humans and on the right faces of animals.

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Page 19 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring on the left side of the page the full length posterior view of a nude man and on the right side of the page the full length frontal view of a nude man.

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Page 20 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring the right side full length view of a lion that is lying down.

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Page 21 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring on the left side of the page the full length posterior view of a nude woman and on the right side of the page the full length frontal view of a nude woman.

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Page 29 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring on the left an image of the head and shoulders view of a man facing to the left and on the right an image of a head and shoulders view of an owl.

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Page 32 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring on the left an image of the full length right side view of an ostrich and on the right an image of the head and shoulders frontal view of a nude man with an elongated neck.

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Page 34 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII,  featuring an upper and lower image. In the top image has the front view of a man with a beard and the front view of a lion. The bottom image has the head and shoulders side view of two men in robes facing each other.

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Page 53 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring an upper and lower image. In the top image has the head and shoulders right side view of a man and a boar. The bottom image has the head and shoulders front view of dog on the left and the left side view of a man on the right.

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Page 59 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring an upper and lower image. In the top image has the head and shoulders right side view of a man with a long nose and forehead and a dog. The bottom image has the head and shoulders front view of man on the left and a bull on the right.

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Page 60 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring an upper and lower image. In the top image has the head and shoulders frontal view of a man in armor and the head and shoulders of a dog wearing a spiked collar facing the man. In the bottom image has the front view of a man with a beard and the front view of a lion.

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Page 73 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring the head and shoulders right side view of a man with a large hooked nose and a crow.

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Page 74 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring the head and shoulders right side view of an eagle facing a man with a hooked nose.

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Page 76 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring the head and shoulders frontal view of a man in and a bull.

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Page 83 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring the head and shoulders right side view of a horse and the back of a man wearing a robe.

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Page 86 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring an upper and lower image. In the top image has the head and shoulders right side view of a man with a long jaw and ears and donkey. The bottom image has the head and shoulders front view of man with a beard on the left and a deer with antlers facing the man on the right.

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Page 96 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring an upper and lower image. In the top image has the head and shoulders monkey on the left and a man on the right. The bottom image has the head and shoulders front view of man on the left and a cat on the right.

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Page 131 of Giambattista della Porta's De humana physiognomonia libri IIII, featuring the head and shoulders frontal view of two smiling men. The man on the left is holding a cup in his left hand between the two men.

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