02331cam a2200529 a 4504 235116 20080516125712.0 820909s1556 sz ac 001 0 lat d 89-B313 LRU LRU CMalG latgrc f-ua--- e-sz--- 54304545 PJ1093 .V3 1556b Valeriano, Pierio, 1477-1560. Hieroglyphica Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorvm literis commentarii / Ioannis Pierii Valeriani Bolzanii Bellvnensis. Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorum literis commentarii De sacris Aegyptiorvm literis commentarii Basileae : [Michael Isengrin], 1556. [12], 15, [1] p., 15-424, [26] leaves : ill. (woodcuts), port. ; 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 Latin, some Greek. Binding: limp vellum. Author and title written at head of spine. Two pairs of holes for ties at foredge. Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic Early works to 1800. Hieroglyphics Early works to 1800. Symbolism Early works to 1800. Woodcuts 16th century. aat Emblem books Switzerland 16th century. aat Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543. Emblem collection (Getty Research Institute) 1 01/09/89 JJR MAI UO KK LGET04 1850.00 pr/1850.00,inv#7205,invd890117,inrd890216 MR 8757398 oclc mm 5/97 1 02/16/89 REC MAIN MAIN 01/09/89 ORD 89-B00313 b12376309 03-19-99 04-18-95 sc 12-11-01 a c !dw