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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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The text differentiates a long downward-curved nose, a snub nose, a pointed nose, and an extended nose. It assigns each alleged traits, sometimes combining apparent opposites such as sternness and justice. The shapes should remain distinct in translation, but the accompanying moral assessments are historical physiognomy and provide no reliable basis for judging actual people.
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- Book 9 · Signature · Passage 28Latin“Nasus simus”