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Chiromancy
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Title
[Chiromancy], [mid 17th century].
Physical Description
1 v.(112 p.); 15 x 10 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Dos-a-dos, a 19-chapter Latin work in multiple hands titled "Compendium Ethica."
Inscriptions on upper cover: "Henry Jones His Booke" and "?Charelton."
Pen trials on inside of front and back covers.
Binding: limp parchment.
In English.
Provenance
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Summary
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, consisting of notes on chiromancy, physiognomy, and dermatological moles and their significance. This work is largely abridged from Richard Saunders' [1613-87?] Physiognomie, 1653.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
Henry Jones, Chiromancy. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Henry Jones, Chiromancy. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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