“Palmistry” Vintage Art Print

Phantom Row art prints are a collection of carefully curated and enhanced historical art and illustrations. Each design is printed on coated semigloss cover stock and currently available in a 5x7" and 8x10" size. ______ ABOUT THE ART This illustration depicts a chart for the practice of palmistry, or chiromancy. Palm reading thrived in Renaissance Europe and worked on the premise that the geography of the hand could be read. For instance, a “mountain” could be formed at the base of each digit, joined by “plains” and be read alongside a celestial map. Manuals of chiromancy circulated in manuscript from the fourteenth century and were printed in increasing numbers through the seventeenth century.  *please note: frames and mounts displayed are for demonstration purposes only and are not included in the sale.