Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorvm literis commentarii / Valeriano, Pierio, 1477-1560. Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543. text Woodcuts Emblem books Basileae : [Michael Isengrin], 1556. lat [12], 15, [1] p., 15-424, [26] leaves : 35 cm. (fol.) Printer's name from device on t.p. with "Palma Ising,", repeated on last p. (Basler Büchermarken, 148). Large port. of the author on t.p. verso. Numerous woodcut ill., most of them taken over from Lorenzo Torrentino's partial ed. of the same year; see Mortimer, R., Italian 16th-cent., 511. Decorated and historiated initials in various sizes, some of them after Hans Holbein; see Hollstein. Signatures: * a-z A-M N O-Ddd Eee. Includes indexes. Hollstein German, XIVb, 145 Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic -- Early works to 1800. Hieroglyphics -- Early works to 1800. Symbolism -- Early works to 1800.