Physiognomie, and chiromancie, metoposcopie, the symmetrical proportions and signal moles of the body : fully and accurately handled, with their natural-predictive-significations : the subject of dreams, divinative, steganographical, and Lullian sciences : whereunto is added The art of memorie : [two woodcuts, four lines of quotations].

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Physiognomie, and chiromancie, metoposcopie, the symmetrical proportions and signal moles of the body : fully and accurately handled, with their natural-predictive-significations : the subject of dreams, divinative, steganographical, and Lullian sciences : whereunto is added The art of memorie : [two woodcuts, four lines of quotations].


2011382

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Title
Physiognomie, and chiromancie, metoposcopie, the symmetrical proportions and signal moles of the body : fully and accurately handled, with their natural-predictive-significations : the subject of dreams, divinative, steganographical, and Lullian sciences : whereunto is added The art of memorie : [two woodcuts, four lines of quotations].
Creator
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675.
Contributor
Backhouse, Thomas J.--(Thomas James),--1810-1857--Bookplate.
Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.
Dunsland House (Dunsland, Devon, England) Inscription.
Llull, Ramon,--1232?-1316.
Published / Created
1653
Publication Place
London :
Publisher
Printed by R. White, for Nathaniel Brooke, at the Sign of the Angel in Cornhil near the Royal Exchange,
Description
"A treatise of the moles of the body of man & vvoman," (caption title) begins new pagination with quire 3A.
"The second part, or second book: wherein is treated of physiognomy, metoposcopy, oneirocracy." has separate dated title page, with imprint "for Nathaniel Brooks", on leaf T1r.
Bookseller's advertisement: p. [1] at end.
Frontis. portrait (A1v) of the author signed: T. Cross sculpsit.
Imperfect: P. 279 mutilated; a few worm-holes with slight damage to text. Bookplate: Thomas James Backhouse. Inscription: Dunsland, Devon.
Index: p. [2]-[4] at end.
Signatures: A⁴ (a)⁴ (b)⁶ B-2N⁴ 3A-3E⁴ 3P² (- (b)6).
Extent
[26], 279, [1], 39, [5] p. : ill., port. ; 28 cm. (fol.)
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Krq7 +653s

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
Booksellers' advertisements--England--London--1653.
Resource Type
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Name)
Backhouse, Thomas J.--(Thomas James),--1810-1857--Bookplate.
Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.
Dunsland House (Dunsland, Devon, England) Inscription.
Llull, Ramon,--1232?-1316.
Subject (Topic)
Dreams--Early works to 1800.
Fortune-telling by moles--Early works to 1800.
Memory--Early works to 1800.
Mole (Dermatology)--Early works to 1800.
Palmistry--Early works to 1800.
Physiognomy--Early works to 1800.

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Citation
ESTC (RLIN) R10039
Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) S754

Identifiers

Catalog Record
1272426
Object ID (OID)
2011382

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