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.

“[Giehlow’s] monograph is seen as a pioneering work in proposing that Egyptian hieroglyphics had an important influence in the literature of allegory and symbolism in the Italian Renaissance and in Renaissance art. […] Subsequent scholarship has shown Giehlow’s treatise to be a pioneering work, and hopefully this publication will inspire further investigation.”John Hendrix, Roger Williams University. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Spring 2016), pp. 230-231.

• IntroductionChapter 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 bibliographyIndex

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.

“[Giehlow’s] monograph is seen as a pioneering work in proposing that Egyptian hieroglyphics had an important influence in the literature of allegory and symbolism in the Italian Renaissance and in Renaissance art. […] Subsequent scholarship has shown Giehlow’s treatise to be a pioneering work, and hopefully this publication will inspire further investigation.”John Hendrix, Roger Williams University. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Spring 2016), pp. 230-231.

• IntroductionChapter 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 bibliographyIndex

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.

“[Giehlow’s] monograph is seen as a pioneering work in proposing that Egyptian hieroglyphics had an important influence in the literature of allegory and symbolism in the Italian Renaissance and in Renaissance art. […] Subsequent scholarship has shown Giehlow’s treatise to be a pioneering work, and hopefully this publication will inspire further investigation.”John Hendrix, Roger Williams University. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Spring 2016), pp. 230-231.

• IntroductionChapter 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 bibliographyIndex