There are many references to the ancient palmistry. In Germany in 1475 was the first book palmistry, called "The Art of palmistry" Joanna Von Hagen. However, it had been adopted on a larger scale until 1522.
In later centuries Palmistry was also taught at several universities in Europe. Forward for the medical, psychological and philosophical knowledge of esoteric knowledge about lines on the hand became a Christian book Schalitza. - "The superstition and fraud palmistry and physiognomy released" shown in 1703.
The peak of his popularity reached a palm reading in the nineteenth century thanks to Count Louis Hamon, who practiced Palmistry Cheiro wróżbiarską under a pseudonym. His check the predictions of 100%. He predicted the future of the hand of the then biggest celebrities, such as the English King Edward VII and Edward VIII, King Leopold of Belgium, the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde.
