Joannes ab Indagine (1467-1537) wrote one of the first printed books on palmistry titled Chiromantia, and published in 1546 by the publisher Apud P. Drouart. One of the very few original books in existence is located at the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague, known as the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB). This book is freely available online at: