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The book of palmestry and physiognomy : Being brief introductions, both natural, pleasant, and delectable, unto the art of chiromancy, or manual divination, and physiognomy: with circumstances upon the faces of the signes. Also, canons or rules upon diseases, or sicknesses. Whereunto is also annexed, as well the artificial as naturall astrologie, with the nature of the planets. Written in Latine, by John Indagine priest, and translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Johannes ab IndagineDate: 1656
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The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant book of the famous doctor, and expert astrologian, Arcandam, or Alcandrin : to finde the fatall destiny, constellation, complexion, and naturall inclination of every man and child by his birth : with an addition of physiognomy, very pleasant to reade / newly turned out of our French into our vulgar tongue, by William Warde.
Roussat, RichardDate: 1652
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The most excellent, profitable and pleasant, booke of the famous doctor and expert astrologian, Arcandam, or Alcandrin : to finde the fatall destiny, constellation, complection, and naturall inclination of euery man and child, by his birth: with an addition of phisiognomie, very pleasant to reade. Now newly turned out of French into our vulgar tongue, by William Warde.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: 1630
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The book of palmestry and physiognomy : being brief introductions, both natural, pleasant and delectable, unto the art of chiromancy, or manual divination and physiognomy, with circumstances upon the faces of the signes : also canons or rules upon diseases or sicknesses : whereunto is also annexed, as well the artificial as natural astrologie, with the nature of the planets / written in Latine by John Indagine ... ; and translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537. Chiromantia. EnglishDate: 1651
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The most excellent, profitable, & pleasant book of the famous doctor, and expert astrologian, Arcandam, or, Alcandrin : to find the fatal destiny, constellation, complexion, and natural inclination of every man and child by his birth. With an addition of physiognomy, very pleasant to read. Newly turned out of the French into our vulgar tongue. By William Warde.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: 1670
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The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant, booke of the famous doctor, and expert astrologian, Arcandam, or Alcandrin : to finde the fatall destiny, constellation, complexion, and naturall inclination of every man and childe by his birth: with an addition of phisiognomy, very pleasant to reade. Now newly turned out of French into our vulgar tongue, by William Warde.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: 1637
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A pleasant history declaring the whole art of phisiognomy : orderly vttering all the speciall parts of man, from the head to the foot / written by Thomas Hill.
Thomas HillDate: 1613
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Briefe introductions, both naturall, pleasant, and delectable vnto the arte of chiromancy, or manuell diuination, and phisiognomy : with circumsta[n]ces vpon the faces of the signes. Also certaine canons or rules vpon diseases and sicknesses. Whereunto is also annexed aswell the artificiall, as naturall astrologie, with the nature of the plannets. Written in the latine tongue by Iohn Indagine priest. And nowe lately translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537. Chiromantia. EnglishDate: 1598
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Palmistry, the secrets thereof disclosed, or a familiar easy, and new method, whereby to iudge of the most general accidents of mans life from the lines of the hand : withal its dimensions and significations. Also many perticulars added, discovering the safety and danger of women in child-bed. VVith some choice of observations of phisiognomy, and the moles of the body. As also that most useful piece of astrology (long since promised) concerning elections for every particular occasion, now plainly manifested from rational principles of art. The second time imprinted. And much inlarged by the author, Richard Saunders, author of the former book of chyromancy and phisiognomy.
Richard SaundersDate: 1664
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Briefe introductions, both naturall, pleasant, and delectable vnto the art of chiromancie, or manuell diuination, and phisiognomy : with circumstances vpon the faces of the signes. : Also certaine canons or rules vpon diseases and sickenesses. : Whereunto is also annexed aswell [sic] the artificiall, as naturall astrology, with the nature of the planets. / Written in the Latine tongue by Iohn Indagine priest, and translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537. Chiromantia. EnglishDate: 1615
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The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant, booke of the famous doctor and expert astrologian, Arcandam, or Alcandrin : to finde the fatall destiny, constellation, complection, and naturall inclination of euery man and childe by his birth: with an addition of phisiognomie, very pleasant to reade. Now newly turned out of French into our vulgar tongue, by William Warde.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: 1634
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Briefe introdvctions, both natvrall, pleasant, and delectable vnto the art of chiromancie, or manuell diuination, and phisiognomy : with circumstances vpon the faces of the signes. Also certaine canons or rules vpon diseases and sicknesses. Wherevnto is also annexed aswell the artificiall, as naturall astrology, with the nature of the planets. Written in the Latine tongue by Iohn Indagine priest. And translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537. Chiromantia. EnglishDate: 1633
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Briefe introductions, both naturall, pleasaunte, and also delectable vnto the art of chiromancy, or manuel diuination, and physiognomy : with circumstances vpon the faces of the signes. Also certain canons or rules vpon diseases and sickenesse. Whereunto is also annexed aswel the artificiall, as naturall astrologye, with the nature of the planets. Written in the Latin tonge, by Ihon Indagine prieste. And now latelye translated into Englishe, by Fabian Withers.
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537. Chiromantia. EnglishDate: 1558
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Briefe introductions, both natural, pleasant, and delectable vnto the art of chiromancy, or manuel diuination, and physiognomy : with circumstances vpon the faces of the signes. Also certaine canons or rules vpon diseases [and] sicknes. whereunto is also annexed aswell the artificiall, as naturall astrology, with the nature of the planets. written in the Latin tong, by Iohn Indagine priest. And now lately translated into Englishe, by Fabian Withers.
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537. Chiromantia. EnglishDate: Anno. 1575
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The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant book of the famous doctor, and expert astrologian; Arcandam, or, Alcandrin : To find the fatal destiny, constellation, complexion, & natural inclination of every man & child by hisbirth [sic]. With an addition of physiognomy, very pleasant to read. Newly turned out of the French into our vulgar tongue. By William Warde. Licensed and entred according to order.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: [1686]
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The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant book of the famous doctor, and expert astrologian, Arcandam, or Alcandrin : to finde the fatall destiny, constellation, complexion, and naturall inclination of every man and childe by his birth: with an addition of physiognomy, very pleasant to reade. Now newly turned out of our French into our vulgar tongue. By William Warde.
Roussat, RichardDate: 1649
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The book of palmestry and physiognomy : being brief introductions, both natural, pleasant, and delectable, unto the art of chiromancy, or manual divination, and physiognomy; with circumstances upon the faces of the signs. Also, canons or rules upon diseases or sicknesses. Whereunto is also annexed, as well the artificial as natural astrology, with the nature of the planets. Written in Latine by John Indagine Priest, and translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537. Chiromantia. EnglishDate: 1676
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The book of palmestry and physiognomy : being brief introductions, both natural, pleasant, and delectable unto the art of chiromancy or manual divination and physiognomy with circumstances upon the faces of the signs : also canons or rules upon diseases or sicknesses : whereunto is also annexed as well the artificial as natural astrology with the nature of the planets / written in Latine by John Indagine priest, and translated into English by Fabian Withers.
Johannes ab IndagineDate: 1683
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Omnia sunt vnum. ; Syllogismus physiognomonicus est [tekn-?-rioudez?].
University of Cambridge. Act versesDate: [1590-1600?]
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The art how to know men. Originally written, by the sieur de La Chambre, counsellour to his Majesty of France, and physician in ordinary. Rendred into English by John Davies of Kidwelly.
La Chambre, Marin Cureau de, 1594-1669. Art de connoistre les hommes. EnglishDate: 1670
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The compleat book of knowledge: treating of the wisdom of the antients : and shewing the various and wonderful operations of the signs and planets, and other celestial constellations, on the bodies of men, women and children; and the mighty influences they have upon those that are born under them. Compiled by the learned Albubetes, Benesaphan, Erra Pater, and other of the antients. To which is added, the country man's kalendar; with his daily practice, and perpetual prognostication for weather, according to Albumazar, Ptolomy, and others. Together with a catalogue of all the market-towns, fairs, and roads in England and Wales. All those who peruse this book, must own, that it the knowledge gives of things unknown.
Date: 1698
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The most excellent profitable and pleasaunt booke of the famous doctor and expert astrologian Arcandam, or Aleandrin : to finde the fatall destiny, constellation, complexion, & naturall inclination of euery man and childe, by his birth VVyth an addition of phisiognomy, very pleasa[n]t to read. Now newly tourned out of french into our vulgar tongue, by William Warde.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: Anno. 1578
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A brief and most pleasau[n]t epitomye of the whole art of phisiognomie, gathered out of Aristotle, Rasis, Formica, Loxius, Phylemo[n], Palemo[n], Consiliator, Morbeth the Cardinal and others many moe, by that learned chyrurgian Cocles: and englished by Thomas Hyll Londoner.
Bartolomeo della RoccaDate: [1556]
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The most excellent, profitable and pleasant book, of the famous doctor and expert astrologian Arcandam or Aleandrin : to finde the fatal destiny, constellation, complexion, & natural inclination of euery man and child, by his birth. With an addition of phisiognomy, very pleasant to reade, Now newly turned out of French into our vulgar tongue, by William Warde.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: 1592
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The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant book of the famous doctor, and expert astrologian, Arcandam: or, Alcandrin : To find the fatal destiny, constellation, complexion, and natural inclination of every man, woman, and child by their births. With an addittion of physiognomy, very pleasant to read. Newly turned out of the French into our vulgar tongue. By William Warde.
Roussat, Richard. Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiaeDate: 1678