Athanasii Kircheri Fuldensis Buchonii e Soc. Iesu Prodromus Coptus siue Aegyptiacus : ad eminentiss. Principem S.R.E. Cardinalem Franciscum Barberinum : in quo cùm linguae Coptae, siue Aegyptiacae, quondam Pharaonicae, origo, aetas, vicissitudo, inclinatio, tùm hieroglyphicae literaturae instauratio, vti per varia variarum eruditionum, interpretationumque difficillimarum specimina, ita noua quoque & insolita methodo exhibentur.
1636
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Athanasii Kircheri Fuldensis Buchonii e Soc. Iesu Prodromus Coptus siue Aegyptiacus : ad eminentiss. Principem S.R.E. Cardinalem Franciscum Barberinum : in quo cùm linguae Coptae, siue Aegyptiacae, quondam Pharaonicae, origo, aetas, vicissitudo, inclinatio, tùm hieroglyphicae literaturae instauratio, vti per varia variarum eruditionum, interpretationumque difficillimarum specimina, ita noua quoque & insolita methodo exhibentur.
Uniform title
Prodromus coptus sive Aegyptiacus
Created/published
Romae : Typis S. Cong: de propag: fide, 1636.
Description
[24], 338, [2] p. : ill. ; 15 cm (4to)
Associated name
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680, author.
Barberini, Francesco, 1597-1679, dedicatee.
Scalesius, Henricus, active 17th century, former owner.
Catholic Church. Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, printer.
Barberini, Francesco, 1597-1679, dedicatee.
Scalesius, Henricus, active 17th century, former owner.
Catholic Church. Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, printer.
Note
Signatures: [dagger]-3[dagger]⁴ A-2S⁴, ²2S⁴ 2T².
Oriental type fonts include Syriac, Arabic, Estranghelo, Samaritan, Chaldean, Hebrew, Rabbinical Hebrew, Aethiopic, Coptic, Saracen, Hieroglyphic, and Chinese.
Title vignette (woodcut arms of Cardinal Barberini).
Errata on verso of final leaf.
Oriental type fonts include Syriac, Arabic, Estranghelo, Samaritan, Chaldean, Hebrew, Rabbinical Hebrew, Aethiopic, Coptic, Saracen, Hieroglyphic, and Chinese.
Title vignette (woodcut arms of Cardinal Barberini).
Errata on verso of final leaf.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2009-2010. Imagining China.
Place of creation/publication
Italy -- Rome.
Item Details
Call number
175- 782q
Folger-specific note
In quarter vellum over brown paste paper boards; gold-stamped label on spine. Ownership inscription on t.p. crossed out. Inscription: "Fr.is. Henrici Scalesii à Pimonte [?] M. Ord. Pred.[orum].
Folger accession
175782