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Altus Mutus Liber philosphia hermetica figuris hieroglyphicis *G I, 88 Becanus, G.B. Hieroglyphica Antwerp: Plantin, 1580 Bolzano, Valeriano Hieroglyphica Frankfurt: Kirchner, 1678 Casalius, Joannes Baptista De profanis et sacris veteribus ritibus Frankfurt & Hannover: Hauensteinius, 1681 Caussin, Nicholas De Symbolica Aegyptiorum Sapienta 1618 (On the Symbols of the Wisdom of the Egyptians) The language of the hieroglyph was again seen as a manifestation of the divine language which could reveal the nature of God. This book contained a reprint of the Horapollo (see below) Chaeremon Hieroglyphs Chaeremon was a historian living in Alexandria in the first Century AD and tutor of the Emperor Nero. There are several references in the Renaissance to Chaeremon’s book on hieroglyphs but only fragments of the work appear to have survived. Coelo, Augustino A Hieroglyphica Basle 1567 Dee, John Monas Hieroglyphicorum Antwerp: Salvius, 1564 de HoogeSacris Notis & Sculpuris Paris: Kerver, 1551 Horapollo, Romeyn Hieroglyphica oder Denkbilder Amsterdam: Arkstee, 1744 Erasmus Adages ‘Hieroglyphs are symbols by means of which it was possible to express the true significance of things.’ Flamel, Nicholas Le Livre des figures hieroglyphiques 1414 Fraunce, Abraham Symbolicae Philosophicae Liber Quartus et Ultimus Ed Manning Tr. Haan AMS 1991 ----------------------Insignium armorum, emblematum, hieroglyphicorum et symbolorum….Explicatio London: 1588 (Book of Arms Hieroglyphs, symbols and Emblems) B Herwath von Hohenburg, Johann Georg Thesaurus Hieroglyphicorum Munich: J.G. H von H, 1610 *Graesse Horapollo ----------------------Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1505 First edition in Greek ----------------------Augsburg: 1505 First Latin translation by Bernardino Trebazio. Reprinted in Basel: 1518, Paris: 1530, Basle: 1534, Venice: 1538, Lyons: 1542, Lyons: 1626. ----------------------Bologna: Hieromus Platonides, 1517 Latin translation by Filippo Fasanini ----------------------Vienna MS: 1512 Unfinished Latin translation by Willibald Pirckheimer containing 67 hieroglyphics from Book I, and the first from Book II. ----------------------Paris: Pierre Vidoue, 1521 Latin and Greek edition by Jean Angeli ----------------------Paris: Kerver, 1543 First French translation with 197 engravings attributed to Cousin. ----------------------Paris: Hieroglyphica Robert Estienne, 1530 ----------------------Venice: Ferrari, 1547 The only Italian translation by Fivizzano ----------------------French MS Translation by Nostradamus 1543 to 1547 MS BNF Francais 2594 ----------------------Paris: Kerver, 1548 Greek, with a Latin translation by Jean Mercier. Another edition 1551 from a manuscript of Guillaume Morel. This edition was laid out like an emblem book and is usually categorized as such. ----------------------Paris: Kerver, 1553 Another edition of the 1548 Latin translation, with a French translation, probably by Jean Martin. ----------------------Basel: Petri, 1554 German translation by the Swiss Johann Herold ----------------------Valencia: Sanahuja, 1554 Greek edition by Palmireno ----------------------Paris: Galliot du Pré, 1574 A reprint of Kerver's 1553 Latin by Trebazio with 11 additional hieroglyphics ----------------------Augsburg: Pinus, 1595 Greek edition translated by D. Hoeschel ----------------------Rome: Aloisii Zanetti, 1597 A Greek-Latin version by Giulio Franceschini. Reprinted in 1599. ----------------------Rome: Vulliettum, 1606 ----------------------Paris: 1618 Greek and Latin edition Nicolas Caussin. Further editions in Cologne in 1622, 1631, 1654 and Paris 1634 and 1647. -------------------------Orus Apollo Niliacus Venice: Jacobo da Borgofranco, 1538 Early 5th edition in Latin. Kircher, Athanasius Oedipus aegyptiacus Rome: Vitalis Mascardi, 1652-4 ------------------------Sphinx mystagoga Amsterdam: 1676 ------------------------Obelisci Aegyptiaci Rome: Varesii, 1666 ------------------------Obeliscus Pamphilius Rome: Grignani, 1650 First edition Lackner, Christoph Hieroglyphica Sopron: 1610 -----------------------Coronae Hungaricae Emblematica descriptia Lavingen: 1615 Langlois, Pierre Discours des Hieroglyphes Aegyptiens, Emblemes, Devises & Armoiries. Aveques Plusieurs Interpretations des Songes et Prodiges Paris: Abel l'Angelier, 1584 Langlois, Pierre Discours des hieroglyphs egytpiens Paris: 1583/1584 *B 29091 ---------------------Tableaux hieroglyphiques Paris: Langelier, 1598 First edition 1583 Licetus, Fortunius (1577-1657) Hieroglyphica 1653 Philosophical book illustrated by gem engravings. Maier, Michael Arcana Arcanissima London?: Creede?, 1614 Mantovani Benavides, Marco (1489-1582) Zographia sive Hieroglyphica Padua: Pasquati, 1566 Masen, Jakob Speculum Imaginum Cologne; Kinckii, 1650 On theory of symbols and emblems. Makes use of the four aspects of rhetorical inventio and tries to make emblem theory into a branch of rhetoric. Discusses emblems, hieroglyphs, enigmas and symbols. Mercati Michele (1541 – 1593) di gli obelischi di Roma 1589 An extensive chapter on hieroglyphs. Niphus, Augustinus Ori Apollinis Niliaci de hieroglyphicis notis Basel: J. Hervagius 1534. Pignoria, Lorenzo Vetustissmae Tabulae Aeneae Sacris Aegyptiorum Simulachris Coelatae Accurata Explicatio Venice: Rampazetto, 1605 First edition. Pignorius, Laurentius (1571-1631) Characteres Aegyptii Amsterdam 1608 (Brunet 29085) A commentary on the Bembine Table. -----------------------Vetustissmae Tabulae Aeneae Sacris Aegyptiorum Simulachris coelatae accurata Explicatio Venice: Rampazetto, 1605 First edition Sandaeus Theologica Symbolica 1626 Scamuzzo, Ernesto La Mensa Isaica Rome: Museo di Torino. Simson, Archibald Hieroglyphica animalium Edimburgo: 1622 Typotius, Jacobus De hierographia, 1618 Valeriano, Pierio Hieroglyphica 1556 Le Heiroglyphes Lyons: Creux for Paul Frellon, 1615. First edition of best early French trans. by Montlyard. ----------------------Commentaires hieroglphiques ou Images des Choses Lyon: Honorat, 1576 First French edition Van Gorp, Jan Hieroglyphica Antwerp: Plantin, 1580 Wendelin, Marcus Admirande Nili 1623 Westerhovius Hieroglyphica of Merkbeelden (de Hooghe) Amsterdam: van der Woude, 1735 Witsius, Herman Aegyptica Amsterdam: 1696 *B V, 1487 Another edition entitled Herbornae 1717
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