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Palmistry Treatise


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS LAT 30

Held at: University College London

Title: Palmistry Treatise

Date(s): 15th century-16th century

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume containing 32 leaves

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript volume, probably 15th or 16th century, 'Chyromantia et Natura Planetarum', a treatise on palmistry (chiromancy), including 21 colour diagrams of hands and symbols. Bound with a number of later printed works, including Thomas Hill's The Schoole of Skil (T Iudson for W Iaggard, London, 1599).

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Latin

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Physical characteristics:

Paper manuscript. One hand, with red or blue initials. 19cm.

Finding aids:

List at University College London Special Collections.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

The manuscript formed part of the library of John Thomas Graves (1806-1870), mathematician and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, whose collection included manuscripts dating from the 15th to the 19th century, relating mainly to mathematics. Formerly Graves 532.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Unknown.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Shelved at SR B 1599 HR/1.

Archivist's note: Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Aug 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Diagrams | Visual materials
Spiritualism | Mysticism

Personal names
Hill | Thomas | fl 1599 | author of The Schoole of Skil

Corporate names

Places