Latin

illustration

Significant brown staining on the upper and central portions of the page. Institutional stamp in the bottom right corner. A detailed woodcut illustration of a human palm (right hand) used for chiromancy. The hand is depicted with fingers extended and is marked with various lines, planetary symbols, and Latin anatomical and chiromantic terms. The whole image is enclosed within a simple double-line border. - **Fingers (top):** Labeled from left to right as **VRICVLARIS** (little finger), **ANVLARIS** (ring finger), **MEDIVS** (middle finger), **INDEX** (index finger), and **POLEX** (thumb, situated on the right side). - **Mounts and Symbols:** - Below the little finger: Symbol for Mercury (☿). - Below the ring finger: Symbol for the Sun (☉). - Below the middle finger: Symbol for Saturn (♄). - Below the index finger: Symbol for Jupiter (♃). - In the center of the palm: Symbol for Mars (♂). - On the lower left outer edge: Symbol for the Moon (☾). - On the mount at the base of the thumb: Symbol for Venus (♀). - **Palm Lines and Regions:** - **L·MENSALIS**: The "Table Line" or Heart Line running horizontally below the fingers. - **MENSA**: The "Table," the quadrangle area between the heart and head lines. - **L·NATVRALIS**: The "Natural Line" or Head Line running horizontally across the middle. - **TRIANGVLVS**: The central triangular area of the palm, labeled twice. - **PERCVSSIO**: The outer edge of the hand, labeled along the left margin. - **PROSPERITATIS**: A vertical line running from the wrist toward the fingers (Line of Fate or Success). - **L·VITAE**: The "Line of Life" curving around the base of the thumb. - **restricta**: Labeled in a cursive script at the base of the palm near the wrist, referring to the rascette lines or bracelets. VRICVLARIS ANVLARIS MEDIVS INDEX POLEX ☿ ☉ ♄ ♃ L·MENSALIS MENSA L·NATVRALIS TRIANGVLVS ♂ TRIANGVLVS ☾ PERCVSSIO PROSPERITATIS L·VITAE ♀ restricta restricta Chiromantia, Vricularis, Anularis, Medius, Index, Polex, Linea Mensalis, Mensa, Linea Naturalis, Triangulus, Percussio, Prosperitatis, Linea Vitae, Restricta, Mercury, Sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Venus