The text provides an index or table of contents from a book focused on various aspects of human anatomy and expression, particularly in their artistic representation. It covers topics such as the significance of the eyes and ears, the role of facial features in conveying emotion, and the anatomical study necessary for artistic depictions of humans. The contents range from anatomical details to philosophical considerations of human form and emotions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lower belly very large, a sign of sickness and short life.
Lower Jawbone, description of the Jaw.
Instruction with which Action one must take.
Ignorance in Human Studies, what it results in.
Dissection of deceased Humans and their Utility in Painting Art.
Eyes described in their Service.
Eyes fine as a special Ornament of Beauty, and the principal Residence of Elegance.
Eyes, how regarded by different Nations in Form and Esteem.
Eyes have various Meanings in Face Analysis.
Eyes described in their Types and Names.
Eyes in face analysis and how to divide them.
Eyes play a significant role in expressing Emotions.
Eyes when they accompany the Hands in Work.
Eyes perceive Objects incorrectly.
Eye squints, why they are Hairy.
Eye squints, why they are Cartilaginous of Jaw.
Visual Dissection of deceased Humans, their Utility in Painting Art.
Ears are also of different Construction and Shape.
Ears, made of what Material and Use.
Ears give many signs for Face Readers, not always to ridicule.
Ears how they sometimes become Red in Shyness.
Upper Jawbone, description of the Jaw.
Swelling or Bloating, from where it arises.
Orderly treatment of Human Studies.
Horizontal and non-Horizontal Faces, how to notice.
Ox or Cow, what their Motion in Human Faces implies.
Oval of the Head, how to understand its Line and Slope.
Old Men and Women, what Actions they have.
Old People either Shrink and become Shorter.
Old Twenty-eight, from which a Proverb arose.
Aging of Humans determined in Nine Steps.
Armpits, their Structure and Service.
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Horse pushes its Load forward.
Pair at the Capitol in Rome, described wrongly.
Bundle must always be in the Eye, and seldom in the Hand of the Sculptor.
Passions and Actions of Humans, why they are so varied in similar Encounters.
Translation Notes:
1. "Menschkunde" translated as "Human Studies" instead of "anthropology," focusing on the study of human figure and form for artistic purposes.