Umfang:
Online-Ressource (360 p)
ISBN:
9789004281721
Serie:
Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History
Inhalt:
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 Albrec
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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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; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Scope and aim of the study; Chapter 2: The hieroglyphs of the Italian humanists; Chapter 3: Hieroglyphs on the Egyptian monuments known in Rome in the XVth century; Chapter 4: Fra Francesco Colonna and his hieroglyphs; Chapter 5: Hieroglyphic studies in the Italian cinquecento; Chapter 6: The Hieroglyphica of Pierio Valeriano Bolzano: a life's work
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Chapter 7: The hieroglyphic origins of the Emblemata of AlciatoChapter 8: The hieroglyphics of the German and French humanists; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9789004281738
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9789004281721
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version The Humanist Interpretation of Hieroglyphs in the Allegorical Studies of the Renaissance : With a Focus on the Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
