03674cam a2200541Ia 4500 athanasiikircher00kirc CaSfIA 20260409185958.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 770216s1650 it acf o 001 0 lat d (OCoLC)1040009860 SMI dcrmb SMI OCLCQ XII EQO OCLCQ GZM UIU CaSfIA lataragrcheb e-it--- PJ1093 .K58 1650 Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Obeliscus Pamphilius Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Iesu Obeliscus Pamphilius : hoc est, interpretatio noua & hucusque intentata obelisci hieroglyphici quem non ita pridem ex veteri Hippodromo Antonini Caracallae Caesaris, in Agonale Forum transtulit, integritati restituit, & in vrbis aeternae ornamentum erexit Innocentius X, Pont. Max. In quo post varia Aegyptiacae, Chaldaicae, Hebraicae, Graecanicae antiquitatis, doctrinaeque quà sacrae, quà profanae monumenta, veterum tandem theologia, hieroglyphicis inuoluta symbolis, detecta è tenebris in lucem asseritur. Romae : Typis Ludouici Grignani, anno Iubilei MDCL [1650] 1 online resource ([64], 560 [i.e. 558], [30] pages, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, port.) Signatures: a-h A-3Z 4A-4D 4E². Engraved frontispiece signed: "Io: Ang: Caninius Rom: inuentor et del. C. Bloemaert sculp.". Engraved portrait of Innocent X (plate) bound following the title page. Plate on folded leaf (unfolded dimensions 74 x 44 cm) shows each face of the obelisk separately; in the center is a smaller drawing of the obelisk partially in the round, surmounted by angels bearing a medal of Pope Innocent X and his coat of arms. Title vignette (Papal coat of arms); printer's device (final leaf recto); head- and tail-pieces; initials. Errors in pagination: Pages 319, 342, 343, and 520 are misnumbered 317, 344, 345, and 510, respectively; page numbers 332-33 are omitted. Numerous woodcuts of hieroglyphics in text. Text includes excerpts in Hebrew, Arabic and Greek. Imperfect copy; missing pages 291-294 (contains one engraved ill.) and in its place a duplicate of pages 107-110 has been been inserted. IU-R Bound in full vellum with the armorial device of the Society of Writers to the Signet gilt-tooled at center of front and rear boards. IU-R Armorial bookplate and printed shelfmark label on front paste-down; an engraved plate bearing a coat of arms has been added preceeding the frontispiece bearing the motto "Enatent aut evolent" and signed: "R. Collin Chalcogr. Reg. fecit Bruxellae 1680". Includes index. McGeary & Nash. Emblem books at the University of Illinois, K6 BL Italian, 17th cent., p. 462 Backer-Sommervogel, 4:1052. Emblems Early works to 1800. Emblem books, Latin Italy 17th century. Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic Early works to 1800. Mythology, Egyptian Early works to 1800. Obelisks Italy Rome Early works to 1800. Emblem books Italy 17th century. rbgenr Innocent X, Pope, 1574-1655. Innocent X, Pope, 1574-1655. Bloemaert, Cornelis, 1603-1692, engraver. Grignani, Lodovico, 1586-1651, printer. Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (Great Britain), former owner. IU-R Italy Rome. https://archive.org/details/athanasiikircher00kirc Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24228649M Additional information and access via Open Library athanasiikircher00kirc ark:/13960/t5z616p2q