PALMISTRY Example of late mediaeval palmistry - three diagrams depicting the relationship of the three main lines in relation to mendacious people. From Johannes Taisniers, Absolutissimae Chyromantiae, 1632. [Left diagram] When the Heart line (formerly called the Mensal) ends in rays that pour towards the Head line, this is taken as a sign of mendacity, and of one who will end to commit adultery. [Middle diagram] When here are a number of small lines on the ball of the thumb (Mount of Venus), this is a sign of a defective mentality, and of mendacity. [Right diagram] a curious line curv
PALMISTRY Example of late mediaeval palmistry - three diagrams depicting the relationship of the three main lines in relation to mendacious people. From Johannes Taisniers, Absolutissimae Chyromantiae, 1632. [Left diagram] When the Heart line (formerly called the Mensal) ends in rays that pour towards the Head line, this is taken as a sign of mendacity, and of one who will end to commit adultery. [Middle diagram] When here are a number of small lines on the ball of the thumb (Mount of Venus), this is a sign of a defective mentality, and of mendacity. [Right diagram] a curious line curving around the Jupiterian end of the triangulum is a sign of one proficient in two languages, who will damage (in what way is not clear, but perhaps with dishonest speech) his native language.
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