Word: handbooksã
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...Rubens and Watteau, pointing out the serpentine curves of their bodies and the grace and poise of each pose. Through excerpts of commentaries from as far back as the 17th century, Hargis discussed the importance of asymmetry in Baroque performance practice and used examples from the “handbooks?? of the time, including “Chirologia: or the Natural Language of the Hand” and “Chironomia: or the Art of Manual Rhetoric.” Both of these volumes dealt with the significance of minute hand gestures, details which would have been...
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