Albert the Great (lat.) Albertus Magnus (circa 1200280) was a medieval German philosopher, theologian, and scholar. He is a representative of medieval scholasticism, recognized by the Catholic Church as a Teacher of the Church, a mentor to Thomas Aquinas. He was an incredibly versatile personality, he was revered as a great scholastic and sage, a powerful magician, alchemist and soothsayer. In his research, Albert the Great attached great importance to the natural knowledge of the world. With a universal mind, in addition to developing a philosophical system, Albert produced a variety of experimental studies. The presented work of the author is devoted to physiognomy - a method of determining the type of personality of a person, his mental qualities and state of health, based on the analysis of external facial features and his expression. In general, physiognomy is an esoteric doctrine whose adherents defended the close connection between the appearance of a person and his inner qualities. The book contains twelve sheets of engraved drawings. With physiognomic remarks by Aristotle, Galenus, Hippocrates, Pliny, Plutarch, and . B. de la Porsche and also an explanation of the Gallic system, of cranial .