Palmistry - Early works to 1800
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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 signes. Also, canons or rules upon diseases, or sicknesses. Whereunto is also annexed, as well the artificial as naturall astrologie, with the nature of the planets. Written in Latine, by John Indagine priest, and translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Johannes ab IndagineDate: 1656- Books
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The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar : Collected into one entire volume. By John Gadbury, student in physick and astrology.
Sir George Wharton, 1st BaronetDate: 1683- Books
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The High Dutch fortune-teller : wherein all those questions relating to the several states, conditions and occasions of humane life, are fully resolv'd and answer'd, according to the rules of art used by the ancient and famous Egyptian magi, or wise men and philosophers. To which is added, a judicial account of phisognomy and palmistry; as it was practised by the ancient Egyptians, (from whom the same was originally derived) shewing a person's good or bad fortune, by the lines and marks that are found in the face and hands, &c. The whole being more correct, than any thing of this nature hitherto published. Licens'd and enter'd according to order.
Date: [1700?]- Books
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Keiromantia [sic], or, The art of divining by the lines and signatures engraven in the hand of man, by the hand of nature, theorically, practically. Wherein you have the secret concordance, and harmony betwixt it, and astrology, made evident in 19. genitures. Together with a learned philosophicall discourse of the soule of the world, and the vniversall spirit thereof. A matchlesse piece. / Written originally in Latine by Io: Rothmanne, D. in Phisique, and now faithfully Englished, by Geo: Wharton Esq.
Rothmann, JohannDate: 1652- E-books
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Dr. Flamstead's and Mr. Patridge's new fortune-book containing, I. Their new-invented method of knowing one's fortune by a pack of cards; ... V. A treatise of moles, ..
Partridge and Flamsted (London, England)Date: 1730