Craniometer: Brain And Skeleton
A subject of study or the brilliant creation of a crackpot… Idon’t know, but it’s true that in the 19th century there were numerous absurdities inphrenological theories. Every bearded, scholarly-looking man, wearing a top hat,would put forward his own theory…. And so today we can examine a facsimileof a brain, which attempts—in vain—to hide behind a mementomori motif.A piece of a composite skeleton mounted in acraniometer frame. I should point out that these so-called scholarly measurementsled to eugenics, which was widely practiced in the 1930s and 1940s…..
785 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Other
Diameter: 25 cm
Height: 37
Reference (ID): 1855277
Availability: In stock
Print
