CORVE (André). L'art de Ciromãce practique & diligement composee par tresexercite Medecin & Philosophe Maistre Andry Corvum laquelle cõtie(n)t plusieurs figures de main & est tresutile aux Medecins: et a tous ceulx qui desirent avoir congnoissance des cõplexions du coprs humain: & a esté trãslate de Latin en frãcoys par Maistre Jehan de Verdelay (?)on la sentence de Aristote. Nouvellement on a adiouxte les signes de sept Planettes de Tracasso de Caresari Mantouan avecques leurs propres characteres : translate de Italie(n) en francoys. Lyon: Jacques Moderne, [ca. 1535]. - In-16, (87 ff. of 88 or 96) [sig. A-G8 I-K8 L7 M8]. Stiff parchment over wood, smooth spine (modern pastiche binding). "The only known copy of this Lyon edition of this classic treatise on palmistry by the Italian palmist André Corve, or Andrea Corvo, in the French translation by Jehan de Verdelay. Bechtel cites another Lyon edition, also printed by Jacques Moderne, but different from this one. This edition is printed partly in Gothic and partly in Roman type. It consists of a title printed in red and black, surrounded by typographical marks. This is followed by a 20-leaf explanatory text, entirely in Gothic letters, followed by 130 woodcut depictions of hands. The first illustration occupies a full page, while the other 129 are presented in three-quarter pages, accompanied by explanations printed in Gothic letters or Roman characters at the bottom of each image. The colophon reads: "Cy finist lart de Cyromance : Im- // prime nouvellement a Lyon par le grãd // Jacques Moderne : en rue Merciere au // pres de nostre damme de Confort." Below this colophon is Moderne's mark, representing a Florentine fleur-de-lys, as well as another mark on the reverse, formed by a caduceus and two horns of plenty. Jacques Moderne (c. 1495-after 1561) is recognized as the second printer to have published music on a large scale in France. His workshop was initially located on rue du Puits Pelu in Lyon, before moving to rue Mercière in 1534. This copy does not include a notebook H, and leaf L1 is missing. In addition, sheet D2 is signed A2. This seems to indicate the use of leaves from previously published copies. We were unable to find any other copies of this edition, which is not included in any of the bibliographies we consulted. We were therefore unable to compare it with other copies. Copy in pastiche binding, with reused antique parchment. Title and last leaf soiled and with small tears. Some leaves have shorter margins. Light spotting also visible in places."