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.

All titles

• 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.
• Contemplation of mankinde
• Pleasaunt discourse of phisiognomie
• Chyromantie ac physionomie anastasis.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Hill (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Printed by W. Iaggard, 1613.

Publication year

1613-1613

ESTC No.

S122584

Grub Street ID

142117

Description

[4], 129 [i.e. 235], [1] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; 8⁰

Note

Originally published in 1571 as "The contemplation of mankinde". A greatly enlarged version of Hill's 1556 translation of "Chyromantie ac physionomie anastasis" by Bartolommeo della Rocca Cocles.

Assigned by H. Denham to R. Jones and J. Charlewood, August 31, 1579; to J. Roberts, May 31 1594--STC addendum.

Foliation irregular; signatures: A? B-E? e? F-Y? 2A-2G? 2H?; first and third leaves of quire Y signed "Z" and "Z3", respectively.

The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A".

Uncontrolled note

Blank from F.S. Ferguson notes