Senses and Sensation, 16th Century


Woodcut of a human head in profile with lines from the ear, the eye, nose, and tongue to a point on the forehead; a band around the head labels the areas of the brain that are vital to the memory, imagination, cognition and the senses. Appeared in "Ars memorativa Gulielmi Leporei Avallonensis" by Guillaume Le Lievre, circa 1520.


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