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Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Contemporary vellum, panelled in blind with central arabesque medallion; small losses at head and foot of spine; covers mildly darkened and spotted as usual, binding firm. Title-page with faint tide-mark to upper edge, light occasional browning, margins wide and woodcuts with strong impressions. Early ink ownership inscription on title and front flyleaf ("Delvans Ron Caislay", indistinct). Complete with both "Tables", full text of Books I and II, and final blank. A handsome and complete example of the first bilingual edition of Horapollo's Hieroglyphica, a key emblematic and Egyptological text of the Renaissance. Latin and French (parallel columns). Illustrations: Numerous emblematic woodcuts throughout the text, including allegorical figures, animals, and mythological scenes, many framed within ornate borders. The woodcut suite derives from designs attributed to Jean Cousin the Elder, among the finest of the Parisian Renaissance. Format: Contemporary vellum, 8vo (approx. 151 × 98mm). Collation: *? AN? O? (O4 blank); [8] prelims (title, typographus, tables), 107 leaves main text, [1] index, [1] blank. Please see Photos as part of condition report. References: Adams H-852 BM STC (French) 14701600, p.230 Brunet III, 343 Graesse III, 336 Landwehr French, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese Emblem Books 389 Praz, Studies in Seventeenth-Century Imagery, pp.285-287. 1574 1st Bilingual (Latin-French) Edition ORI APOLLINIS Nilia Ci De SAacris Aegyptiorum Notis, Aegyptiacè expressis, Libri duo, Iconibus illustrati, & aucti. Nunc primùm in Latinum ac Gallicum sermonem conversi. By Horapollo Nilus Format: Vellum, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm ) Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary. Language: Latin/French Published By: Apud Galeotum à Prato, & Ioannem Ruellium, via Iacobæa, Paris Condition Report: Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Very Good - Contemporary vellum, panelled in blind with central arabesque medallion; small losses at head and foot of spine; covers mildly darkened and spotted as usual, binding firm. Title-page with faint tide-mark to upper edge, light occasional browning, margins wide and woodcuts with strong impressions. Early ink ownership inscription on title and front flyleaf ("Delvans Ron Caislay", indistinct). Complete with both "Tables", full text of Books I and II, and final blank. A handsome and complete example of the first bilingual edition of Horapollo's Hieroglyphica, a key emblematic and Egyptological text of the Renaissance. Latin and French (parallel columns). Illustrations: Numerous emblematic woodcuts throughout the text, including allegorical figures, animals, and mythological scenes, many framed within ornate borders. The woodcut suite derives from designs attributed to Jean Cousin the Elder, among the finest of the Parisian Renaissance. Format: Contemporary vellum, 8vo (approx. 151 × 98mm). Collation: *? AN? O? (O4 blank); [8] prelims (title, typographus, tables), 107 leaves main text, [1] index, [1] blank. Please see Photos as part of condition report. References: Adams H-852 BM STC (French) 14701600, p.230 Brunet III, 343 Graesse III, 336 Landwehr French, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese Emblem Books 389 Praz, Studies in Seventeenth-Century Imagery, pp.285-287. Author Bio: Horapollo Nilus (5th century CE) An Egyptian grammarian and philosopher whose enigmatic treatise, Hieroglyphica, purports to explain the sacred symbolic writing of the Egyptians. Rediscovered in the early 15th century and first printed in 1505, the text became a cornerstone of Renaissance emblematic and Hermetic thought, influencing art, philosophy, and the study of symbolism for centuries. Illustrated By: Jehan (Jean) Cousin the Elder Illustrator Bio: Jean Cousin the Elder (c. 1490 c. 15 - For full description please contact the seller 2. Jehan (Jean) Cousin the Elder (illustratore).…