Science Art: ORDEN DE LOS SIGNOS DEL ZODIACO, 1614.

Scientific illustration of the human hand as a measuring instrument for the constellations of the zodiac, showing their order and corresponding planets and months in a circular chart almost like a hand of Fatima.
Scientific illustration of the human hand as a measuring instrument for the constellations of the zodiac, showing their order and corresponding planets and months in a circular chart almost like a hand of Fatima.

From Theatro del mvndo, y del tiempo, which I’ve mentioned here before but have accessed yonder, on archive.org.

This is a chart of the human hand used as a measuring instrument for the night sky, not unlike the hand-astronomy practiced by ancient Polynesian navigators. In this case, though, we’ve got the hand as a way to chart out the signs of the Zodiac and their corresponding planets and months. Time and space, measured in finger-lengths.