Historical note: The extraordinary handl
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Freire-Maia, Ademar ;Opitz, John M.
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Article
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1981
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The history of acheiropodia is divided into 4 phases: discovery, exploration, modern studies, and contemporary knowledge. The discovery phase (1929โ1930) is represented by the publication of the 1st family. For about 30 years, it remained the only family referred to in a number of textb