Horapollo, First Edition (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good paperback copy (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Previous owner's embossed stamp on front endpaper, otherwise text also very good. Rubbing to cover, otherwise shelfwear is very minor. 1st printing of this edition. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. In-12°, broché , 245 pages , 8 pages de planches.

Vellum. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Jehan (Jean) Cousin or Jean Goujin (illustrator). 1st Edition. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Contemporary vellum, panelled in blind with central arabesque medallion; small losses at head and foot of spine; covers mildly darkened and spotted as usual, binding firm. Title-page with faint tide-mark to upper edge, light occasional browning, margins wide and woodcuts with strong impressions. Early ink ownership inscription on title and front flyleaf ("Delvans Ron Caislay", indistinct). Complete with both "Tables", full text of Books I and II, and final blank. A handsome and complete example of the first bilingual edition of Horapollo's Hieroglyphica, a key emblematic and Egyptological text of the Renaissance. Format: Contemporary vellum, 8vo (approx. 151 × 98mm). Language: Latin and French (parallel columns) References: Adams H-852 · BM STC (French) 1470-1600, p.230 · Brunet III, 343 · Graesse III, 336 · Landwehr French, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese Emblem Books 389 · Praz, Studies in Seventeenth-Century Imagery, pp.285-287. . 1574 1st Bilingual (Latin-French) Edition , ORI APOLLINIS NILIA CI DE SACRIS ÆGYPTIORVM NOTIS, Ægyptiacè expressis, Libri duo, Iconibus illustrati, & aucti. Nunc primùm in Latinum ac Gallicum sermonem conversi. By Horapollo Nilus (Horus Apollo) Author Bio: An Egyptian grammarian and philosopher whose enigmatic treatise, Hieroglyphica, purports to explain the sacred symbolic writing of the Egyptians. Rediscovered in the early 15th century and first printed in 1505, the text became a cornerstone of Renaissance emblematic and Hermetic thought, influencing art, philosophy, and the study of symbolism for centuries. Illustrated By: Jehan (Jean) Cousin or Jean Goujin Illustrator Bio: Synopsis: The Hieroglyphica of Horapollo is a two-book compendium decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs as moral and allegorical symbols?linking natural forms with divine and philosophical ideas. This 1574 Paris printing is the first edition in both Latin and French, illustrated with emblematic woodcuts, and represents a key link between ancient Egyptian mysticism and Renaissance humanism. Its influence pervaded emblem books, alchemical iconography, and the arts of the 16th and 17th centuries. Binding: Vellum, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm ) Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary. Collation: *? A-N? O? (O4 blank); [8] prelims (title, typographus, tables), 107 leaves main text, [1] index, [1] blank. Language: Latin/French Published By: Apud Galeotum à Prato, & Ioannem Ruellium, via Iacobæa, Paris Condition Report: Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Very Good - Contemporary vellum, panelled in blind with central arabesque medallion; small losses at head and foot of spine; covers mildly darkened and spotted as usual, binding firm. Title-page with faint tide-mark to upper edge, light occasional browning, margins wide and woodcuts with strong impressions. Early ink ownership inscription on title and front flyleaf ("Delvans Ron Caislay", indistinct). Complete with both "Tables", full text of Books I and II, and final blank. A handsome and complete example of the first bilingual edition of Horapollo's Hieroglyphica, a key emblematic and Egyptological text of the Renaissance. Format: Contemporary vellum, 8vo (approx. 151 × 98mm). Language: Latin and French (parallel columns) References: Adams H-852 · BM STC (French) 1470-1600, p.230 · Brunet III, 343 · Graesse III, 336 · Landwehr French, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese Emblem Books 389 · Praz, Studies in Seventeenth-Century Imagery, pp.285-287. . SKU: BTETM0002619 Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request.