Hieroglyphica, Seu de Sacris Aegyptiorum, Aliarumque Gentium Literis Commentarii
Lyon: Paul Frelon, 1602.
Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Item #042357
Respined in modern calf with the original boards preserved, endpapers added, paper repairs to the edges of the title page. 1602 edition of the first Renaissance dictionary of symbols written under the influence of the rediscovered Hieroglyphica of Horapolla, itself a work of scattered and questionable scholarship. (14), 644, (44), 47, (2), blank. Lacking front blank, otherwise complete with engraved woodcuts of symbols, scenes, mythological beasts, gods, and geometric shapes, throughout. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Language & Linguistics; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 042357.
Price: $1,800.00