Vetvstissimae tabvlae aeneae sacris aegyptiorum simulachris coelatae accurata explicatio : in qua antiquissimarum superstitionum origines, progressiones, ritus ad barbaram, graecam, romanamque historiam illustrandam enarrantur, & multa scriptorum veterum loca qua explanantur, qua emendantur
Pignoria's 1605 Venetian scholarly work, published in Latin, explains an ancient Egyptian bronze tablet of religious images and its superstitions for classical historians. Its pictures are small engraved oval seals and amulets, showing standing figures, birds, serpents and plants inside ring frames, offering a designer compact emblematic motifs for medallions, cameos and badge layouts.
