The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of phisiognomie, on all the members and partes of man, as from the heade to the foote, in a more ample maner than hytherto hath beene published of any. In the place next after the chapter of the forehead, hath the phisiognomer added a proper treatise of the signification of sundrie lines seene in most mens foreheads: which in sundrie disputations with a skilfull Iew, he at the last obtayned. ... In the ende is a little treatise added of the signification of moles ... written by a worthie Grecian named Melampus. All which, englished by Thomas Hyll.

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The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of phisiognomie, on all the members and partes of man, as from the heade to the foote, in a more ample maner than hytherto hath beene published of any. In the place next after the chapter of the forehead, hath the phisiognomer added a proper treatise of the signification of sundrie lines seene in most mens foreheads: which in sundrie disputations with a skilfull Iew, he at the last obtayned. ... In the ende is a little treatise added of the signification of moles ... written by a worthie Grecian named Melampus. All which, englished by Thomas Hyll.

Author

Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.

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[Imprinted at London :: By [Henry Denham for] William Seres, dwelling at the west ende of Paules Church, at the signe of the Hedgehogge],

1571.

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Physiognomy -- Early works to 1800.

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"The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of phisiognomie, on all the members and partes of man, as from the heade to the foote, in a more ample maner than hytherto hath beene published of any. In the place next after the chapter of the forehead, hath the phisiognomer added a proper treatise of the signification of sundrie lines seene in most mens foreheads: which in sundrie disputations with a skilfull Iew, he at the last obtayned. ... In the ende is a little treatise added of the signification of moles ... written by a worthie Grecian named Melampus. All which, englished by Thomas Hyll." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68187.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 27, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• The glorie of the Honourable, is, the feare of God.
• To the Noble and Right worthy prince, Thomas Duke of Norfolke, Earle Marshall of Eng∣lande, and Knight of the honorable order of the Garter.
• The Preface to the Reader, and diligent traueyler, in the Arte of Phisiognomie.
• encomia
  • Ioannis Coci ogdoastichon.
  • Nicolai Leihi ogdoastichon ad Lectorem.
  • encomium
  • Thomas Hillus Londinensis, ad pro∣prium librum, vt animo constanti iniurias multorum perferat.
  • Thomas Turnerus ad candidum Lectorem.
  • The Bookes request.
  • Antonius Molinus ad lectorem Tetrastichon.
  • Gulielmus Fildus in nomine Hilli ad quemuis Zoilum.
  • To the gentle reader.
• frontispiece
• A large and pleasant discourse of the whole Arte of Phisiogno∣mie, orderly vttering all the speciall parts of man, from the head to the foote, in a more ample maner than hy∣therto hath beene published.
  • Of Phisiognomie in generall. Capit. j.
  • First the signes and notes of a hote qualitie. The. ij. chapter.
  • The signes of those bodies of a colde complex∣tion or qualitie. The. iij. chapter.
  • The signes of those bodies of a moyst qualitie. The. iiij. Chapter.
  • The signes of those bodies, of a drie qualitie. The. v. chapter.
  • The signes of temperate and helthfull bodies. The. vi. chapter.
  • The signes of distemperat and vnhelthfull bodies. The. vii. chapter.
  • The signes of a good nature and memorie. The. viii. chapter.
  • The signes of a good vnderstanding & nature, after Conciliatour. The. ix. chapter.
  • The signes of hote and drie bodies. The. x. chapter.
    • The men of a temperate nature, and thys borowed out of Conciliatour.
    • Of the equalitie of the same nature, and thys vvritten of Aristotle, vnto king Alexander.
    • The Phisiognomie of the notes of a sapient Philosopher, and thys borowed of the learned Conciliatour.
    • The signification and iudgement of the aboue∣sayde, vttered by the auncient Rasys.
  • The signes of colde and moyst bodies, after Rasys. The. xi. chapter.
  • The deuyding of mankinde into two formes or natures: and a perfite description or distincti∣on of the man from the woman, after Phy∣siognomy: vttered by the singular Conciliatour. The. xij. chap.
  • The iudgement of the colours of the vvhole body. The xii. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the colour, and substaunce of the heares of the head, and in all other places of the body. The xiii. chapter.
  • Of the iudgement of the head, by the bignesse, figure, and disposition. The. xiij. Chapter.
  • Of the forme, nature, and iudgement of the forheade. The. xv. chapter.
  • The iudgement of certaine Lines seene in the foreheade. The. xvj. chapter.
  • The forme and iudgement of the ouerbrowes. The. xvij. chapter.
  • The forme and iudgement of the eie liddes, and heares of the liddes. The. xviij. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the spases, betweene the eye brovves: after the minde of Michaell Scotus. The xix. chapter.
  • The nature and iudgement of the mouings of the eyes. The. xx. chapter.
  • VVhat notes to be learned, in iudging of the face and countinaunce. The. xxj. chapter.
  • VVhat to be noted and iudged, of the condition and forme, of the nose and Nosethrilles. The. xxij. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the forme and condition of the eares. The. xxiij. chapter.
  • The signification and iudgement of the forme of the cheeke bones, and cheekes. The .xxiiij. chapter.
  • Of the condition, nature, and iudgement of the mouth. The, xxiiij. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the forme, and condition of the lippes. The. xxvij. chapter.
  • Of the forme, nature, and iudgement of the teeth. The. xxvij. chapter.
  • Of the condicion, and iudgement of the tongue. The. xxvii. chapter.
  • The nature, formes, and iudgement of voyces. The. xxix. chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement of laughter. The. xxx. chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement of thē breath. The. xxxi. chaprer.
  • The forme and iudgement of the chinne. The. xxxii. Chapter.
  • The condicion, and iudgement of the Beard. The. xxxiij. Chapter.
  • The forme and iudgement of the throte. The. xxxiiii. chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement of the necke. The. xxxv. Chapter.
  • The condicion and iudgement of the shoulder poyntes. The. xxxvi. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the Armes. The. xxxvij. chapter.
  • The forme and iudgement of the handes. The. xxxviii. chaprer.
  • The forme and iudgement of the nayles of the fingers. The. xxxix. Chapter.
  • The signification and iudgement of fee∣ling, after Phisiognomie. The. xl. Chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement of the backe bone. The. xlj. chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement of the breast, throte, and pappes. The xlij. chapter.
  • The forme and iudgement of the hol∣lownesse on the breast. The. xliij. chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement of the ribbes. The▪ xliiij. chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement by the notes de∣cerned, in the quantitie of the space be∣tweene the necke vpward and the Nauill downeward, vnto the mouth of the stomacke. The. xlv. chapter.
  • The condition and iudgement of the inner partes, which are consisting from the nauill vpwarde, vnto the begin∣ning of the stomack. The xlvj. chapter.
  • The signification and iudgement by the notes of the belly. The. xlvii. chapter.
  • The iudgement of that 235r 2cil named n2tc2. The. xlviij. Chapter.
  • The iudgement by the notes of 2hc 2ryd and s3clt2st. The. xlix. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the haunches and hippes. The. L. Chapter.
  • The iudgement of the knees. The. Li. chapiter.
  • The iudgement of the shankes and legges. The. Lii. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the ancles. The. Liii. chapter.
  • The forme and iudgement of the feete. The. Liiij. chapter.
  • The iudgement to be giuen of the motions and walkings in generall. The. Liiii. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the hearinesse, in diuers partes of the body. The Lv. chapter.
  • The iudgement of the stature, and quantitie of the bodie The. Lvj. chapter.
  • A perfite instruction, in the maner of iudging.
  • A briefe rehersall of the notes of all the mem∣bers, with their significations, in the forme of a table.
    • Of the heade.
    • Of the foreheade.
    • Of the eyes.
    • Of the nose.
    • Of the eares.
    • Of the face.
    • Of the lippes.
    • Of the chinne.
    • Of the bearde.
    • The colour of the eyes.
    • The colour of the face.
    • The colour of the breast.
    • The colour of the whole bodie.
    • Of the teeth.
    • Of the voyce.
    • Of the necke.
    • Of the breast.
    • Of the shoulders.
    • Of the stomacke.
    • Of the backe.
    • Of the armes.
    • Of the handes.
    • Of the nayles of the fingers.
    • Of the nayles of the toes.
    • Of the nauill.
    • Of the ribbes.
    • Of the loynes, and Hypocondria.
    • Of the haunches, and hippes.
    • Of the Pecten.
    • Of the buttockes.
    • Of the legges.
    • Of the knees.
    • Of the ancles.
    • Of the feete.
    • Of the hearinesse of the partes.
    • Of the going, and moouing.
    • Of the personage, and stature.
  • An admonition vnto the gentle Reader.
  • illustration
  • A briefe treatise of the signification of Moles, seene in any part of the bodie: writ∣ten by the Greeke Autor Melampus.
  • The conclusion to the gentle Reader.
• bibliography
  • The Bookes and Treatises of mine sundrie tymes printed.
  • The bookes of mine in a readinesse to be imprinted, and resting with the Printers.
  • The Bookes which remaine with me fully ended, and neare brought to an ende.
• colophon