Title The humanist interpretation of hieroglyphs in the allegorical studies of the Renaissance : with a focus on the triumphal arch of Maximilian I / by Karl Giehlow ; translated with an introduction & notes by Robin Raybould

Published Leiden : Brill, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 352 pages) : illustrations Series Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History ; Volume 16 Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, 0920-8607 ; Volume 240 Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; Volume 16. Brill's studies in intellectual history ; Volume 240. Contents Introduction -- Scope and aim of the study -- The hieroglyphs of the Italian humanists -- Hieroglyphs on the Egyptian monuments known in Rome in the XVth century -- Fra Francesco Colonna and his hieroglyphs -- Hieroglyphic studies in the Italian Cinquecento -- The hieroglyphica of Pierio Valeriano Bolzano: a life's work -- The hieroglyphic origins of the Emblemata of Alciato -- The hieroglyphics of the German and French humanists Summary The Hieroglyphenkunde by Karl Giehlow published in 1915, described variously by critics as "a masterpiece", "magnificent", "monumental" and "incomparable", is here translated into English for the first time. Giehlow's work with an initial focus on the Hieroglyphica of Horapollo, the manuscript of which was discovered by Giehlow, was a pioneering attempt to introduce the thesis that Egyptian hieroglyphics had a fundamental influence on the Italian literature of allegory and symbolism and beyond that on the evolution of all Renaissance art. The present edition includes the illustrations of Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic. Egyptology -- Italy -- History Renaissance -- Italy HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy. Civilization Civilization -- Egyptian influences Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic Egyptology Renaissance SUBJECT Italy -- Civilization -- Egyptian influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068898 Italy -- Civilization -- 1268-1559. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068888 Subject Italy Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Raybould, Robin, translator, author of introduction, etc ISBN 9004281738 9789004281721 900428172X 9789004281738

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