chirognomy

Japanese: chirognomy
chirognomy

…Lenormand is famous for predicting the fortunes of Napoleon I and Empress Josephine. Queiroz divided palmistry into chirognomy and chiromancy, and argued that the two could be combined to read palm lines. His clients included Prime Minister Gladstone, Sarah Bernhardt, and Mark Twain. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "chirognomy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ルノルマンはナポレオン1世と皇后ジョゼフィーヌの運命を占ったことで有名である。ケイロは手相学(パーミストリーpalmistry)を手型学(カイログノミーchirognomy)と掌線学(カイロマンシーchiromancy)に分けて,両者相まって手相は判断できると説く。彼の顧客には当時のグラッドストン首相,サラ・ベルナール,マーク・トウェーンらがいた。…

※「chirognomy」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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