Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

Marginalia, Scholarship & Reception

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Modena (Panini) HIGH

Biblioteca Panini, Modena (Italy)

Edition: 1499 | Studied by: Russell 2014 | Dissertation references: 29 | Images in project: No

Description

Also annotated by Benedetto Giovio. Comparison with Cambridge copy annotations reveals consistent bibliographic and natural-historical interests. First studied by Stichel (1994).

Annotator Hands

HandAttributionDescription
PrimaryBenedetto GiovioPrimary hand attributed to Benedetto Giovio (1471-1545). Plinian encyclopedic reading: extracts etymologies, botanical identifications, medical terms, musical modes, mineralogy, and literary cross-ref