Ioannis Pierii Valeriani Bellvnesis Hieroglyphica, sive De sacris Aegypticrvm aliarumq[ue] gentium literis, commentariorum libri LVIII cum duobus alijs ab eruditissimo viro annexis. Accesserunt loco auctarij, Hieroglyphicorum collectanea, ex veteribus & recentioribus auctoribus descripta, & in sex libros digesta. Horapollinis item hieroglyphicorum libri duo, ex postrema Dauidis Hoeschelij correctione. Praetereà eiusdem Pierij declamatiuncula Pro barbis sacerdotum, & reliqua opuscula siue Poemata omnia

Valeriano, Pierio, 1477-1560, Curione, Celio Augustino, 1538-1567, Horapollo. Hieroglyphica, Hoeschel, David, 1556-1617 · 1614 · Coloniae Agrippinae, Sumptibus Antonij Hierati · 293 pictures

A 1614 Latin compendium of Egyptian hieroglyphic symbolism compiled by Pierio Valeriano and published in Cologne, written for scholars and humanist readers interested in emblems and ancient sacred writing. Its small woodcuts show animal-headed and human figures in plain landscapes, each set in a ruled frame with the caption beside it, and a designer could draw on their bold line work, hatching and simple staging for emblematic or historical illustration.

Egyptian language

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