Notes and Sketches on Physiognomy

The following numbers and symbols are notations for anatomical proportions positioned around the head in the diagram.

32/1 32/8 1 >

2 4 x 8

2 3 5 2 2 8 2 6 9 + 3 3 > 8 + 3 6 9 2 / 5

9

• 3

3 3 5 7 2 4
2 2 5

---

The following lines are written in mirror-script, a technique where the text is written backward from right to left, famously used by Leonardo da Vinci to prevent smudging or to keep his notes private.

I saw that the fingers of the hand that strike original: "offende" — likely referring to the hand in action or a specific anatomical position were as long as the tip of the length of the wing-finger original: "alante dito" — likely referring to the index or a specific digit used for measurement?
or half [...] fingers long [...]?
the limb of the man original: "il membro de l'omo" — likely referring to a specific limb or anatomical part [...] fingers [...]?

Physiognomy: The historical practice of judging a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face.