Obeliscus Pamphilius…
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First edition
1650. Engraved allegorical frontis., engraved port. of Pope Innocent X, large folding engraved plate of the obelisk, 5 full-page engravings & many illus. in the text. 66 , 560, 30 pp. Folio 318 x 217 mm. , cont. Dutch vellum over boards, arabesques in blind on center of each cover. Rome: Ludovici Grignani, 1650. First edition of Kircher’s first account of his theory and method for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The Pamphili Obelisk,
- Binding: Leather
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