The Art of Palmistry by Dr. Hartlieb

The Art of Palmistry by Dr. Hartlieb – Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Xylogr. 35 – Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Augsburg (Germany) — Ca. 1485/95

The Art of Palmistry by Dr. Hartlieb

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The Art of Palmistry by Dr. Hartlieb

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Codicology

Alternative Titles
Die Kunst der Chiromantia des Dr. Hartlieb
Die Kunst des Handlesens
The Art of Palm Reading
The Art of Chiromancy
Size / Format
48 pages / 29.0 × 21.0 cm
Origin
Germany
Date
Ca. 1485/95
Language
Illustrations
46 woodcuts
Artist / School

Available facsimile editions:
The Art of Palmistry by Dr. Hartlieb – Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Xylogr. 35 – Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)
Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Munich, 1923
Limited Edition: 50 copies

The Art of Palmistry by Dr. Hartlieb – Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)
Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Munich, 1923
Facsimile Editions

#1 Die Kunst Chiromantia

Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Munich, 1923

Publisher: Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Munich, 1923
Limited Edition: 50 copies
Binding: Half parchment / light brown, tooled leather
Commentary: 1 volume (2 pp.) by Ernst Weil
Language: German

Comes in as an afterword in the same volume as the facsimile.
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#2 Die Kunst Chiromantia

Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Munich, 1923

Publisher: Verlag der Münchner Drucke – Munich, 1923
Binding: Tooled linen binding
Commentary: 1 volume (2 pp.) by Ernst Weil
Language: German

Comes in as an afterword in the same volume as the facsimile.
1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.
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