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 astrology, with the nature of the planets. Written in Latine by John Indagine Priest, and translated into English by Fabian Withers.

  • Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537
Date:
1676
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Chiromantia. English

Publication/Creation

London : Printed by A.P. for T. Passinger,and are to be sold by J. Clarke, 1676.

Physical description

228 unnumbered pages : illustrations

Edition

The seventh edition corrected.

Notes

Translation of Chiromantia.
With a cut of a coat of arms opposite the title page and many cuts illustrating the text.
With a final leaf of advertisement.
Signatures: A-O.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

References note

Wing (2nd ed.) I143.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1779:14) s1999 miun s

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