chirognomie

Japanese: chirognomie
chirognomie

... Famous palmists in modern times include S. D'Arpentigny, A. Desbarolles, M. Lenormand of France, Cairo of England, and WG Benham of the United States. D'Arpentigny was an officer in Napoleon's army, and wrote "The Science of the Hand" (1857), in which he coined the term chirognomie (the study of hand patterns). Desbarolles, in "New Palmistry" and "The Mysteries of the Hand," explained that everyone's fingerprints are different, and related this, along with the lines on the palm, to fortune. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 近代以後の著名な手相家は,フランスのダルパンティニS.D’Arpentigny,デバロールA.Desbarolles,ルノルマンM.Lenormand,イギリスのケイロ,アメリカのベンハムW.G.Benhamなどである。ダルパンティニはナポレオン軍の士官で,《手の科学》(1857)を著し,キログノミーchirognomie(手型学)という用語を唱えた。デバロールは《新手相術》《手の神秘》などの中で人の指紋がみな異なることを説き,手掌の線条とともにこれを運勢と関連づけた。…

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