Book# 30731

Duchenne de Boulogne, Guillaume-Benjamin

Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine ou analyse électro-physiologique de l‘expression des passions.

Ort   Paris
Verlag   chez Ve. Jules Renouard
Einband   Contemporary red canvas volume with gilt-stamped cover and spine
Illustration, Ausstattung   ill.
Medium   Buch

 

First edition. Important document showing the use of photography to illustrate Duchenne's theories on mimic und physiognomy. The frontispiece shows Dr. Duchenne with a patient (1 albumen print, 17,5 x 11,9 cm). With 9 plates each with 1 tableau of 16 physiognomic studies (albumen prints, ca. 13,5 x 11 cm), 11 plates with electro-experiments on a patient (albumen prints, ca. 12 x 9,5 cm). Mounted to card with printed information of experiments and printed name of Duchenne in lower right below the images (Cat. 87. Auktion Bassenge Berlin lot. 4033, 26.04.2006). - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 10.1999.
8.000 € (estimate. Cat. 87. Auktion Bassenge Berlin lot. 4033, 26.-29.04.2006; „Some pages with minimal foxing“).
Photographie 19. Jahrh. Monographie Medizin Physiologie 

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