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Giehlow Karl <1863-1913, > |
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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 |
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Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Collana |
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Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History ; ; Volume 16 |
Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, , 0920-8607 ; ; Volume 240 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Egyptian language - Writing, Hieroglyphic |
Egyptology - Italy - History |
Renaissance - Italy |
Italy Civilization Egyptian influences |
Italy Civilization 1268-1559 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- 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 -- Appendices -- bibliography -- Index. |
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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 |
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