Chirologia: or The naturall language of the hand. Composed of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof. Whereunto is added Chironomia: or, the art of manuall rhetoricke. Consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by art in the hand, as the chiefest instrument of eloquence, by historicall manifesto's, exemplified out of the authentique registers of common life, and civill conversation. VVith types, or chyrograms: a long-wish'd for illustration of this argument. By J.B. Gent. philochirosophus.

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  • Chirologia: or The naturall language of the hand. Composed of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof. Whereunto is added Chironomia: or, the art of manuall rhetoricke. Consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by art in the hand, as the chiefest instrument of eloquence, by historicall manifesto's, exemplified out of the authentique registers of common life, and civill conversation. VVith types, or chyrograms: a long-wish'd for illustration of this argument. By J.B. Gent. philochirosophus.
  • Chirologia Naturall language of the hand Chironomia Art of manuall rhetorique Chironomia: or, The art of manuall rhetorique
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Imprint
London: printed by Tho. Harper, and are to be sold by Henry Twyford, at his shop in Fleetstreet, 1644.
Publication year
1644-1644
ESTC No.
R14061
Grub Street ID
62108
Description
[28], 187, [5]; [16], 146, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. (metal cuts) ; 8⁰
Note
Dedication to part 1 signed: John Bulvver.

In two parts, with frontispiece for each part engraved by William Marshall.

With a final errata leaf.

Part 2, "Chironomia: or, The art of manuall rhetorique" (Wing B5466) has separate dated title page, pagination and register. Part 2 was apparently never published separately.