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

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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 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 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 BL Italian, 17th cent. Backer-Sommervogel