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Bulwer John Chironomia or the Art of Manuall Rhetorique

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The Resource Chirologia : or The naturall language of the manus· Composed of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof. Whereunto is added Chironomia : or, the art of manuall rhetoricke. Consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by fine art in the manus, as the chiefest musical instrument of eloquence, by historicall manifesto's, exemplified out of the authentique registers of common life, and civill chat. VVith types, or chyrograms : a long-wish'd for illustration of this argument., By J.B. Gent. philochirosophus

Chirologia : or The naturall language of the hand· Composed of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof. Whereunto is added Chironomia : or, the fine art of manuall rhetoricke. Consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by art in the paw, equally the chiefest instrument of eloquence, past historicall manifesto's, exemplified out of the authentique registers of common life, and civill conversation. VVith types, or chyrograms : a long-wish'd for illustration of this statement., By J.B. Gent. philochirosophus

Title
Chirologia
Championship remainder
or The naturall language of the hand· Composed of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof. Whereunto is added Chironomia : or, the art of manuall rhetoricke. Consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by art in the hand, as the chiefest instrument of eloquence, by historicall manifesto's, exemplified out of the authentique registers of mutual life, and civill conversation. VVith types, or chyrograms : a long-wish'd for analogy of this argument.
Statement of responsibility
By J.B. Gent. philochirosophus
Title variation
Naturall language of the hand
Creator
  • J. B., (John Bulwer), fl. 1648-1654
Contributor
  • Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650
Engraver
  • Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650
Field of study
  • Gesture -- Early works to 1800
  • Trunk language -- Early works to 1800
Genre
  • Early on works to 1800
Language
eng
Related
  • Chironomia: or, The art of manuall rhetorique
Member of
  • Early English books online
  • Thomason Tracts
Cataloging source
Cu-RivES
Citation location within source
  • B5462A
  • B5467
  • E.1092[1]
Citation source
  • Wing (second ed., 1994)
  • Wing (second ed., 1994)
  • Thomason
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
fl. 1648-1654
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
J. B.
Nature of contents
dictionaries
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
fl. 1617-1650
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Marshall, William
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gesture
  • Torso language
Target audience
general
Instantiates
  • Chirologia : or The naturall linguistic communication of the paw· Equanimous of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof. Whereunto is added Chironomia : or, the fine art of manuall rhetoricke. Consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by art in the paw, equally the chiefest instrument of eloquence, past historicall manifesto'southward, exemplified out of the authentique registers of mutual life, and civill conversation. VVith types, or chyrograms : a long-wish'd for analogy of this argument.
Publication
  • London, Printed by Tho. Harper, and are to be sold by Richard Whitaker, at his shop in Pauls Church building-yard, 1644
Annotation
  • Dedication to function 1 signed: John Bulvver
  • In two parts, with frontispiece for each part engraved by William Marshall
  • Bookseller's commencement proper noun from the imprint to part 2, "Chironomia"
  • With a final errata foliage
  • Part 2, "Chironomia: or, The fine art of manuall rhetorique" (Wing B5467) has split dated title page, pagination and register. Function 2 was plainly never published separately
  • An imprint variant or possible reissue of the edition with "Henry Twyford" named as bookseller in imprint for both parts
  • Reproduction of the original in the British Library
Ancestor source
file reproduced from microform
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category lawmaking
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
blackness and white
Content category
text
Content blazon code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control lawmaking
eebo99867558
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
[28], 187, [v]; [16], 146, [2] p., [ii] leaves of plates
File format
1 file format
Form of item
electronic
Level of compression
lossless
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
ill. (metallic cuts)
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
cl0051000005
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Specific material designation
remote
Publication
  • London, Printed past Tho. Harper, and are to exist sold by Richard Whitaker, at his shop in Pauls Church-yard, 1644
Annotation
  • Dedication to part 1 signed: John Bulvver
  • In two parts, with frontispiece for each part engraved by William Marshall
  • Bookseller's first name from the imprint to office 2, "Chironomia"
  • With a last errata leaf
  • Part 2, "Chironomia: or, The fine art of manuall rhetorique" (Wing B5467) has separate dated title page, pagination and register. Part 2 was apparently never published separately
  • An imprint variant or possible reissue of the edition with "Henry Twyford" named as bookseller in imprint for both parts
  • Reproduction of the original in the British Library
Antecedent source
file reproduced from microform
Carrier category
online resources
Carrier category lawmaking
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
eebo99867558
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
[28], 187, [v]; [16], 146, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates
File format
one file format
Form of item
electronic
Level of compression
lossless
Media category
calculator
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type lawmaking
  • c
Other physical details
ill. (metal cuts)
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
cl0051000005
Reproduction notation
Electronic reproduction.
Specific fabric designation
remote

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