18th Century Man of Signs or Zodiac Man

18th Century Man of Signs

The Man of Signs, Zodiac Man, or homo signorum diagrams in almanacs associated body parts with astrological signs and calendar dates. Originating the ancient world, these diagrams continued to appear in medieval Middle Ages and the earliest 15th century printed almanacs to those printed in the modern era.
Courtesy of Library of Congress

To learn more, see Discovering Quacks, Utopias, and Cemeteries: Modern Lessons from Historical Themes​

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