Adam Kendon is well known for his work on gesture and the organization of communication conduct in face-to-face interaction. He is the author of Sign Languages of Aboriginal Australia (1988), Conducting Interaction (1990), and numerous articles on gesture. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici. He has been a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

List of illustrations with sources acknowledged
Editor's Preface
Andrea de Jorio and his work on gesture by Adam Kendon
Gestural Expression of the Ancients in the light of Neapolitan gesturing
Introduction
ABC of Gestures
Abbracciare Embrace to Unione de gesti Gestures in combination
The Plates and Explanations of the Plates
Appendix
Index I: Index of Titles
Index II: Explanations of the Plates
Index III: Gestures
Index IV: Meanings
Index V: Monuments newly Explained
Letters of Recommendation and Permission
Bibliographical Appendix
A. Publications by Andrea de Jorio
B. References and Sources in Gestural Expression
C. Editor's References and Sources