The book of palmestry and physiognomy : being brief introductions, both natural, pleasant, and delectable, unto the art of chiromancy, or manual divination, and physiognomy, with circumstances upon the faces of the signs : also, canons or rules upon diseases or sicknesses : whereunto is also annexed, as well the artificial as natural astrologie, with the nature of the planets / written in Latine by John Indagine, and translated into English by Fabian Withers.

  • Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537.
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The book of palmestry and physiognomy : being brief introductions, both natural, pleasant, and delectable, unto the art of chiromancy, or manual divination, and physiognomy, with circumstances upon the faces of the signs : also, canons or rules upon diseases or sicknesses : whereunto is also annexed, as well the artificial as natural astrologie, with the nature of the planets / written in Latine by John Indagine, and translated into English by Fabian Withers. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Chiromantia. English

Publication/Creation

London : Printed by J. Cottrel for Edw. Blackmore, 1651.

Physical description

224 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 15 cm (8vo)

Notes

Translation of: Chiromantia.
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Jarndyce. Note: Binding: 19th cent. green morocco, rebacked in later green morocco, spine blind-tooled.

References note

Wing, I141.
ESTC R17161
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), I141

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