Uit het bezit van en gesigneerd door D.A. de Fremery

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Ruguiteinden miniem gestoten, band gaaf maar beduimeld. Op de titelpagina rechtsboven handtekening van D.A. de Fremery. Bladzijden gaaf, schoon en egaal licht vergeeld. Stevig gebonden exemplaar.
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Met volledige pagina’s en andere illustraties door Rosamund Brunel Horsley. Bevat frontispice en twintig platen. De tiende editie van dit werk over chirosophie en handleeskunde door Edward Heron-Allen, waarin uitvoerig wordt ingegaan op de beide wetenschappen cheirognomie en cheiromantie. In de Victoriaanse tijd kende palmistry grote populariteit, mede door de invloed van Cheiro.
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Inhoudsopgave

PREFACE
INTRODUCTORY ARGUMENT

SECTION I.—CHEIROGNOMY ; OR, THE SHAPES OF THE HANDS
Sub-Section I.—CONCERNING THE HAND IN GENERAL AND THE INDICATIONS AFFORDED BY THE ASPECTS AND CONDITIONS OF ITS VARIOUS PARTS IN PARTICULAR

The Balavontie Hand
The Joints of the Fingers
The Comparative Length of the Fingers
The Fingers Generally
The Finger Tips
The Hairiness of the Hands
The Colour of the Hands
The Thumb

The Consistency of the Hands
§ 10. The Cheirognomy of the Individual Fingers
§ 11. The Habitual Actions and Natural Positions of the Hands
§ 12. The Finger Nails

Sub-Section II.—THE SEVEN TYPES OF HANDS, AND THEIR SEVERAL CHARACTERISTICS
§ 1. The Elementary or Necessary Hand
§ 2. The Spatulate or Active Hand
§ 3. The Conical or Artistic Hand
§ 4. The Square or Useful Hand
§ 5. The Knotty or Philosophic Hand
§ 6. The Pointed or Psychic Hand
§ 7. The Mixed Hand

Sub-Section III.—THE CHEIROGNOMY OF THE FEMALE HAND

SECTION II.—CHEIROMANCY; OR, THE DEVELOPMENTS AND LINES OF THE PALM
Sub-Section I.—AN EXPLANATION OF THE MAP OF THE HAND
Sub-Section II.—GENERAL PRINCIPLES TO BE BORNE IN MIND
§ 1. As to the Mounts
§ 2. As to the Lines

Sub-Section III.—THE MOUNTS OF THE HANDS
§ 1. The Mount of Jupiter
§ 2. The Mount of Saturn
§ 3. The Mount of Apollo
§ 4. The Mount of Mercury
§ 5. The Mount of Mars
§ 6. The Mount of the Moon
§ 7. The Mount of Venus

Sub-Section IV.—THE LINES OF THE HAND
§ 1. The Line of Life
§ 1. The Line of Mars
§ 2. The Line of Heart
§ 3. The Line of Head
§ 4. The Line of Saturn or Fortune
§ 5. The Line of Apollo or Brilliancy
§ 6. The Line of Liver or Health
§ 7. The Cephalic Line, or Via Lasciva
§ 8. The Girdle of Venus

Sub-Section V.—THE SIGNS IN THE PALM

The Star
The Square
The Spot
The Circle
The Island
The Triangle
The Cross
The “Croix Mystique”
The Grille
The Signs of the Planets

Sub-Section VI.—THE SIGNS UPON THE FINGERS
Signs upon the First Finger or Index
Signs upon the Second or Middle Finger
Signs upon the Third or Ring Finger
Signs upon the Fourth or Little Finger
Signs upon the Thumb

Sub-Section VII.—THE TRIANGLE, THE QUADRANGLE, AND THE RASCETTE
§ 1. The Upper Angle
§ 2. The Inner Angle
§ 3. The Lower Angle
§ 4. The Quadrangle
§ 5. The Rascette and Restreintes
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Lijst van illustraties
PLATE – PAGES
1.—The Elementary Hand . . . 138
2.—The Spatulate or Active Hand . . 141
3.—The Conic or Artistic Hand . . 149
4.—The Square or Useful Hand . . 157
5.—The Knotty or Philosophic Hand . . 161
6.—The Pointed or Psychic Hand . . 165
7.—The Mixed Hand . . . 187
8.—Conditions of the Lines . . 198


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Zoekwoorden:
cheirognomie, handleeskunde, palmistry, handanalyse, esoterie, waarzeggerij, fysiognomie, occulte wetenschappen, toekomstvoorspelling, handvormen, lijnen in de hand, typologie van handen