The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous: Hieroglyphic Semantics in Late Antiquity

By Mark Wildish

Book Overview

The main aim of this book is to reconstruct a philosophical context for the Hieroglyphica of Horapollo, a late 5th century Greek study of hieroglyphic writing. In addition to reviewing and drawing on earlier approaches it explores the range of signs and meanings for which Horapollo is interested in giving explanations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367594226
• ISBN13: 9780367594220
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"