Chirogram from John Bulwer's Chirologia  

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The Chirogram from John Bulwer's Chirologia (1644)[1][2] is a plate which lists hand gestures used to emphasize rhetorical appeals, associated with letters of the alphabet for memorization.

It is depicted in Stoichita's Visionary Experience in the Golden Age of Spanish Art and The Pygmalion Effect.

English translation: [3]

List of gestures (translated in French):

A. Supplico, as, are, avi, atum : supplier B. Oro, as, are, avi, atum : _prier_ C. Ploro, as, are, avi, atum :implorer D. Admiror, aris, ari, atus sum : admirer_ E. Applaudo, is, ere, si, sum : _applaudir F. Indignor, aris, ari, atus sum : s'indigner G. Explodo,is, ere, si, sum : exploser H. Despero, as, are, avi, atum : désespérer I- Otio indulgeo, es, ere, dulsi, dultum : K. Tristitiam animi signo, as, are, avi, atum :monterr la tristesse de son esprit_ L. Innocentia ostendo, is, ere, tendi, tentum : montrer l'innocence___ M. Lucri apprehensione plaudo, is, ere, si, sum : applaudir le gain N. Libertatem resigno,as, are, avi, atum : demander la liberté O. Protego, is, ere, texi, tectum : protéger_ P. Triumpho, as, are, avi, atum : triompher__ Q. Silentium postulo, as, are, avi, atum :réclamer le silence__ R. Juro, as, are, avi, atum : jurer S. Assevero, as, are, avi, atum : affirmer, parler sérieusement T. Suffragor, aris, ari, atus sum : soutenir, voter pour V. Respuo, is, ere, ui :repousser W. Invito, as, are, avi, atum : inviter X. Dimitto, is, ere, misi, missum : abandonner Y. Minor, aris, ari, atus sum : menacer Z. Mendico, as, are, avi, atum : _mendier