Bolzani, Valeriano - Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris aegyptiorum literis commentarii Ioannis Pierii Valeriani Bolzanii - 1567

A volume in folio (32 x 21. 5 cm) bound in light brown goatskin, double embossed ornamental bar on both covers, floral details on the corners, ribbed spine, embossing and gold title and date, gold cover edges, headbands, head and book edges [marked Brugalla, 1954] . 10 sheets, including the title page, on its back a full-page wood-engraved portrait of the author, 441 pp, 20 unnumbered sheets. Countless woodcuts within the text. Second edition of this classic book of emblems. At least nine editions were made, the first in 1556, this is the second. It is one of the first books to decipher and interpret the language of Egyptian hieroglyphics for which Bolzani relied on alchemy, Greek mythology, pagan folklore, Egyptian religion. . .