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.
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Rothmann, Johann.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by J.G. for Nathaniel Brooke, at the Angell in Corne-Hill,
- 1652.
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- Palmistry -- Early works to 1800.
- Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
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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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A91999.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
Contents
- title page
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TO THE TRVLY
NOBLE AND UniversallyLEARNED (My much Honoured Friend) ELIALASHMOLE Esquire. -
M Manilius in his Preface toAug. Caesar. -
- 1. LINES.
- 2. TUBERCULA.
- 3. FERIENS.
- 4. CAVEA.
- 5. MENSA.
- VERSUS.
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I.
Of the Line of Life. -
II.
Of the Epatica, or Naturall-mean. -
III.
Of the Cephalica. -
IV.
Of the Thorall Line. -
V. Of the
Cauda Draconis, or theRestricta, and theLines arising thence. -
VI. Of the
Via Solis, or theSunn's Way. -
VII. Of the
Via Lactea, or theMilkie-way. -
VIII. Of the
Saturnia, orLine ofSaturne. -
IX. Of the
Cingulum Veneris, or theGirdle ofVenus. -
X. Of the
Via Martis, theway, orLine ofMars, or theVitall-sister. -
XI.
VENƲS. -
XII.
MARS. -
XIII.
JƲPITER. -
XIIII.
SATƲRNE. -
XV.
SOL. -
XVI.
LƲNA. -
XVII.
MERCƲRY. -
XVIII. The
Mensa, orPlace ofFortune. -
XIX. The
Pollex, orThumbe. -
XX. The
Index orFore-finger. -
XXI.
Medius, or theMidle-Finger. -
XXII.
Annularis, or theRing-finger. -
XXIII.
Auricularis, or theLitle-finger. -
The Speciall Practice of
Chi∣romancy, and itsGenethliacall Concordancy, in 19.Examples.
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A
Speciall Judgement of thisGe∣niture, giving you theDirections of thePrincipall Places, and theirSignifications. - Judgements upon the Precedent Directions.
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A Briefe
DISCOURSE OFThe Soule of the VVORLD, ANDThe Universall Spirit thereof.