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COCLÈS, Bartholemmeo della Rocca (1467-1504). Ein kurtzer Bericht der gantzen Phyisionomey und Chiromancy, Strassburg: Johann Albrecht, 1537. 8° (140 x 90mm). Large woodcut title border, woodcuts of heads and many of palms, showing palm lines. (Lacking A2, A6-7, B1, E7-8, L7-8, large stain from gathering M through to end, O1-2 repaired with loss of image and/or text, some mainly marginal repairs.) [Bound with:] DRYANDER, Johannes (1500-1560). Ein new Artzney unnd Practicir Büchlin von allerley Kranckheiten, Leipzig: Valentin Schuman, 1538. Title within woodcut border. (Lightly soiled, occasional, mainly marginal, waterstaining.) 19th-century marbled calf.
The first part of the first work treats physical characteristics as a guide to personality. Varieties of facial features are depicted in woodcuts, i.e. a high, round forehead indicates a friendly, happy person of high intelligence. The second part is on chiromancy, the woodcuts depicting variations in palm lines. cf. Durling 974 & 1219.
The first part of the first work treats physical characteristics as a guide to personality. Varieties of facial features are depicted in woodcuts, i.e. a high, round forehead indicates a friendly, happy person of high intelligence. The second part is on chiromancy, the woodcuts depicting variations in palm lines. cf. Durling 974 & 1219.
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