Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Iesu Obeliscus Pamphilius

Signatures: a-h A-3Z 4A-4D 4E² Engraved frontispiece signed: "Io: Ang: Caninius Rom: inuentor et del. C. Bloemaert sculp." Engraved portrait of Innocent X (plate) bound following the title page Plate on folded leaf (unfolded dimensions 74 x 44 cm) shows each face of the obelisk separately; in the center is a smaller drawing of the obelisk partially in the round, surmounted by angels bearing a medal of Pope Innocent X and his coat of arms Title vignette (Papal coat of arms); printer's device (final leaf recto); head- and tail-pieces; initials Errors in pagination: Pages 319, 342, 343, and 520 are misnumbered 317, 344, 345, and 510, respectively; page numbers 332-33 are omitted Numerous woodcuts of hieroglyphics in text Text includes excerpts in Hebrew, Arabic and Greek Imperfect copy; missing pages 291-294 (contains one engraved ill.) and in its place a duplicate of pages 107-110 has been been inserted Bound in full vellum with the armorial device of the Society of Writers to the Signet gilt-tooled at center of front and rear boards Armorial bookplate and printed shelfmark label on front paste-down; an engraved plate bearing a coat of arms has been added preceeding the frontispiece bearing the motto "Enatent aut evolent" and signed: "R. Collin Chalcogr. Reg. fecit Bruxellae 1680" Includes index McGeary & Nash. Emblem books at the University of Illinois BL Italian, 17th cent. Backer-Sommervogel