http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz Bookmarks, booklights, book holders and other book accessories. Gift ideas for book lovers and home libraries. Some related office accessories and many curious items. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:50:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/07/14/phrenology-head-in-home-library-decor/ http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/07/14/phrenology-head-in-home-library-decor/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:54:00 +0000 admin http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/?p=190 Phrenology is a foreign subject to our modern medical practices but in the Victorian era it was common science. Each of the 48 faculties of the brain served as a sort of map to a person’s innate nature and personality. Specific areas were identified as being responsible for love, intellectuality, energy levels, and morals; doctors believed they could tell everything about a person from mapping out the bumps and oddities of the human skull. A phrenology head is a teaching tool that could help you easily learn the location of all these crucial areas. Fortunately, you don’t need to learn anything if you are simply getting a phrenology head as decoration for your home library. These objects are a curious extension of the more traditional busts and sculptures, but they have a distinct Victorian flavor. Great for a steampunk home library!

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