Download or read book The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases (Classic Reprint) written by Alexander Morison and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases The delineations given in this work intended to exhibit the effect of delusions and of strong propensities upon the physiognomy, as well as that of deficiency of intellect and of emotion in depriving the countenance of expression, have been selected with care, and the likenesses have been taken under my direction by Messrs. F. Rochard, A. Johnston, C. Gow, and other skilful Artists. Besides nearly the whole of the Original Sketches in the former edition I have given three from the collection of the late Dr. Esquirol, and eight taken since its publication About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.