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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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