Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts (1861)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890 · London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 332
n which all the senses are firstfound, the degree of elevation of these organs above eachother, and in relation to the brain, will be found very trulyto indicate the degree of intellect in the animal. Here is a sketch of the profile of the ichthyosaurus, abird, a fish, a dog, a monkey, a negro, and… … Profile in Comparative Anatomy. Professor Campers mode of calculating tlie facial anglewas by passing a right line down the face, touching thehighest points of the skull and upper jaw ; the line drawn
Art · Decoration and ornament · Fore-edge painting
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