[Rarebooks] FS: Tricasso's work on Chiromancy in a contemporary binding. Venice: 1538

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Tricasso, Patricio (or, Tricasse des Ceresars, Patrice). EPITOMA 
CHYROMANTICO. Nel Quale Se Contiene Tutte l’Opere per Esso Tricasso in Questa Scientia 
Composte, con Assai Figure, & Dichiarationi Agiunte. Facilissimo   As 
Imparare, & in Brevissimo Tempo. (Venice: Per Agostino de Bindoni. 1538). Sm. 
8vo. 344pp. Illustrated with a large woodcut vignette on title page, verso of 
title and colophon with devices, and 78 woodcuts of hands keyed to the text. 
Cont. vellum with manuscript spine lettering. Light browning and soiling, 
including title page, but overall a very nice copy in a contemporary binding.  
   $3,750.00 (trade discount allowed)
An early Italian language edition of one of the most popular works on 
chiromancy of the 16th century. Tricasso (1491-c.1550) was a disciple of 
Barthelemy Cocles. At variance with Cocles on a number of points, he set out in this 
work to analyze the significance of 78 configurations of hands, as well as 
to outline the supposed astrological implications. His work is frequently 
cited by many later writers on the subject. As with other copies cited in 
OCLC, the date at the conclusion of the author’s preface is misprinted “1635” 
(it should be “1535,” the date of the first Italian edition of this title). 
Brunet V:945; STC of Italian Books, p. 680. Caillet 10830.

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