Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

'Antici' (ancients), 'Octonari' (octave/eightfold) — as seen on p.18 (photo 31). Reader tracking numerical/metrological concepts

'Templi' (temple), 'planete' (planets), 'Horatores' (orators?), 'Lucis' (of light). The planetary reference connects to p.88. 'Lucis' (light) has alchemical significance

'Phylotioti' may be a Greek-derived term. Very faded

162 Detail, (a1r) D: Writing in a careful Italian script, this hand responds to the comments of the first French hand. In one instance, this annotator crosses off A’s comments and offers a more abbreviated summary. D’s primary interest is in architecture. This hand switches to Latin when labelling architectural features. Detail, (b1r) E: The final distinguishable hand, writing in Latin in a notably larger script than the other annotators, applies an alchemical reading to ...

162 Detail, (a1r) D: Writing in a careful Italian script, this hand responds to the comments of the first French hand. In one instance, this annotator crosses off A’s comments and offers a more abbreviated summary. D’s primary interest is in architecture. This hand switches to Latin when labelling architectural features. Detail, (b1r) E: The final distinguishable hand, writing in Latin in a notably larger script than the other annotators, applies an alchemical reading to ...

al structure to his work. The primary interest of the hands in this copy also lies in the identification of Vitruvian sources. It is in their approach to the use of Vitruvius that these annotators differ from those in other copies. Benedetto and Paolo Giovio read widely through the HP, and marked references to the De architectura as they perceived them to occur. The annotators of Buffalo took an entirely novel approach by comparison. They made use of the woodcut of the Great Pyramid ...

al structure to his work. The primary interest of the hands in this copy also lies in the identification of Vitruvian sources. It is in their approach to the use of Vitruvius that these annotators differ from those in other copies. Benedetto and Paolo Giovio read widely through the HP, and marked references to the De architectura as they perceived them to occur. The annotators of Buffalo took an entirely novel approach by comparison. They made use of the woodcut of the Great Pyramid ...

170 Detail (b1r)

170 Detail (b1r)

180 Detail, (b1r) The multiple hands and variety of interests in this copy serve to confirm that the interests and practices seen in other copies were not confined to those individual annotators. The BL annotator was not alone in to inferring an alchemical subtext, nor were the Giovio brothers the only respondents to the HP to take up the challenge of identifying sources in Pliny. Even if prolific annotation was not the norm, recurring streams of thought are evident in annotators ...

180 Detail, (b1r) The multiple hands and variety of interests in this copy serve to confirm that the interests and practices seen in other copies were not confined to those individual annotators. The BL annotator was not alone in to inferring an alchemical subtext, nor were the Giovio brothers the only respondents to the HP to take up the challenge of identifying sources in Pliny. Even if prolific annotation was not the norm, recurring streams of thought are evident in annotators ...

162 Detail, (a1r) D: Writing in a careful Italian script, this hand responds to the comments of the first French hand. In one instance, this annotator crosses off A’s comments and offers a more abbreviated summary. D’s primary interest is in architecture. This hand switches to Latin when labelling architectural features. Detail, (b1r) E: The final distinguishable hand, writing in Latin in a notably larger script than the other annotators, applies an alchemical reading to ...

162 Detail, (a1r) D: Writing in a careful Italian script, this hand responds to the comments of the first French hand. In one instance, this annotator crosses off A’s comments and offers a more abbreviated summary. D’s primary interest is in architecture. This hand switches to Latin when labelling architectural features. Detail, (b1r) E: The final distinguishable hand, writing in Latin in a notably larger script than the other annotators, applies an alchemical reading to ...

al structure to his work. The primary interest of the hands in this copy also lies in the identification of Vitruvian sources. It is in their approach to the use of Vitruvius that these annotators differ from those in other copies. Benedetto and Paolo Giovio read widely through the HP, and marked references to the De architectura as they perceived them to occur. The annotators of Buffalo took an entirely novel approach by comparison. They made use of the woodcut of the Great Pyramid ...

al structure to his work. The primary interest of the hands in this copy also lies in the identification of Vitruvian sources. It is in their approach to the use of Vitruvius that these annotators differ from those in other copies. Benedetto and Paolo Giovio read widely through the HP, and marked references to the De architectura as they perceived them to occur. The annotators of Buffalo took an entirely novel approach by comparison. They made use of the woodcut of the Great Pyramid ...

170 Detail (b1r)

170 Detail (b1r)

180 Detail, (b1r) The multiple hands and variety of interests in this copy serve to confirm that the interests and practices seen in other copies were not confined to those individual annotators. The BL annotator was not alone in to inferring an alchemical subtext, nor were the Giovio brothers the only respondents to the HP to take up the challenge of identifying sources in Pliny. Even if prolific annotation was not the norm, recurring streams of thought are evident in annotators ...

180 Detail, (b1r) The multiple hands and variety of interests in this copy serve to confirm that the interests and practices seen in other copies were not confined to those individual annotators. The BL annotator was not alone in to inferring an alchemical subtext, nor were the Giovio brothers the only respondents to the HP to take up the challenge of identifying sources in Pliny. Even if prolific annotation was not the norm, recurring streams of thought are evident in annotators ...