Occult Literature
The Thumb: Clubbed, Supple and Firm-Jointed Forms
Several small drawings compare the shape and movement of the thumb. A clubbed form appears above examples labelled supple-jointed and firm-jointed, with additional fingertip forms below. The caption identifies Plate VIII, The Thumb. The page isolates these details for comparison within Cheiro’s historical account of reading hands.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Thumb: Clubbed, Supple and Firm-Jointed Forms" [editorial title]. In Cheiro’s Language of the Hand, Cheiro (William John Warner). Fifteenth edition; undated supplied scan; 1897 and 1900 copyright statements retained, undated edition, Nichols & Co.; Rand, McNally & Co.. Source scan leaf 80. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0075-0080
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Cheiro’s Language of the HandCheiro (William John Warner)Undated editionMore from this book
The Elementary Hand: Cheiro’s Plate I
The Square or Useful Hand: Cheiro’s Plate II
The Knotty or Philosophic Hand: Cheiro’s Plate IVRelated illustrations
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Illustrator not identified. The Thumb: Clubbed, Supple and Firm-Jointed Forms. Cheiro’s Language of the Hand. Scan leaf 80. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0075-0080