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The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo - Bollingen Series Revised edition
Horapollo Niliacus
The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo - Bollingen Series Revised edition
Horapollo Niliacus
An anthology of nearly two hundred "hieroglyphics," or allegorical emblems, said to have been used by the Pharaonic scribes in describing natural and moral aspects of the world. This work tells how various types of natural phenomena, emotions, virtues, philosophical concepts, and human character-types were symbolized.
148 pages, 10 illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 5, 1993 |
ISBN13 | 9780691000923 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 148 |
Dimensions | 228 × 153 × 14 mm · 250 g |
Language | English |
Translator | Boas, George |
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