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VALERIO BOLZANO. "Sacred Hieroglyphia of the Egyptians". Valerio...

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VALERIO BOLZANO. "Sacred Hieroglyphia of the Egyptians". Valerio Bolzano. Lyon, 1579. Bartolomeo Honoraty. Written in Latin. Parchment covers (cantorial). Annotations. Faults. Restorations. Measurements: 36 x 24 x 8 cm. Famous book of emblems published in Lyon in 1579. It is one of the first books in deciphering and interpreting the language of Egyptian hieroglyphs for which Bolzani relied on alchemy, Greek mythology, pagan folklore and Egyptian religion. Faults. Restorations.