The Humanist Interpretation of Hieroglyphs in the Allegorical Studies of the Renaissance

With a Focus on the Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I
viii, 354 pp. With 111 illustrations, of which 71 in colour.
ISBN: 978-90-04-28172-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 240/16, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History / Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History

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 Albrecht Dürer from the Pirckheimer translation of the Horapollo from the early fifteenth century.

Zielgruppe

A scholarly, research-oriented audience, consisting perhaps of advanced undergraduates, graduate students and post-graduate researchers. This important translation not only makes his work accessible to a wider audience, it will reinvigorate the discussion of the hieroglyphic phenomenon in the Renaissance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Giehlow, Karl

Raybould, Robin

Weitere Mitwirkende

Raybould, Robin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literaturen des Alten Orients
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altes Ägypten & Ägyptische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Renaissance, Manierismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altorientalische Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunst: Rezeption, Einflüsse und Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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
Chapter 7 · The hieroglyphic origins of the Emblemata of Alciato
Chapter 8 · The hieroglyphics of the German and French humanists
Appendices and bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robin Raybould (MA, LLM, Cambridge) is an independent scholar and linguist specializing in the Renaissance literature of symbolism. His translation and commentary brings Giehlow’s text up to date, greatly augments the original work and results in an important piece of historical scholarship which will open up further avenues of study for a new generation of Renaissance researchers.