$660
Valeriano, Giovanni Piero (1477-1558) Hieroglyphica . Lyons: Frelon, 1602. Folio, title page printed in red and black, illustrated with portrait of Valeriano facing the first leaf of the text, and numerous text woodcuts, collated, complete, in modern leather with the panels from the old boards preserved, new endleaves, edges trimmed. Horapollo's Hieroglyphica , found on the island of Andros in 1419, was very popular among sixteenth century humanists who were intrigued by symbology. The original author may have had accurate knowledge of the ancient Egyptian symbols, but his work accumulated a layer of western symbolism and theology that confuses the old meanings and has more to tell about early modern western culture.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18