Hypnerotomachia - The Strife of Loue in a Dreame by Francesco Colonna
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First, the horned scalpe of an oxe, with two tooles of husbandry fastned
to the hornes. An altar standing vpon goates feete, with a burning fire aloft, on the foreside whereof there was also an eie, and a vulture. After that a bason and an ewre. A spindle ful of twind, an old vessel fashioned with the mouth stopped and tied fast. A sole and an eye in the bale thereof and two branches trauersed one of Oliue, an other of Palme tree. An Anchor and a Goose. An olde lampe, and a hand holding of it. An ore of ancient forme with a fruitefull Oliue branch fastned to the handle. Two grapling yrons or hookes. A Dolphin and an Arke close shut. These hierogliphies were passing well cut on this manner. [Illustration] Which ancient maner of writing, as I take it, is thus to be vnderstoode. |
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