Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

191 in the HP, that of the ‘Gran Porta’ which extends from (c1v-d1v).26 Adjacent to the following passage, Chigi wrote ‘Polifilo comincia a descrivere una superba porta e segue a narrar’. Having thus arrived at this place, my eyes were ravished and filled by the sight of a mighty and rare work of antiquity, and above all by a beautiful portal that was as stupendous and incredible in its artistry and elegant in its lineaments as ever could have been fashioned or finished .Without a dou...

191 in the HP, that of the ‘Gran Porta’ which extends from (c1v-d1v).26 Adjacent to the following passage, Chigi wrote ‘Polifilo comincia a descrivere una superba porta e segue a narrar’. Having thus arrived at this place, my eyes were ravished and filled by the sight of a mighty and rare work of antiquity, and above all by a beautiful portal that was as stupendous and incredible in its artistry and elegant in its lineaments as ever could have been fashioned or finished .Without a dou...

‘a4r: Polifilo si raccomanda al Diespiter e quello che segue.’ ‘Segue’ is also used to indicate a change Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. ...

‘a4r: Polifilo si raccomanda al Diespiter e quello che segue.’ ‘Segue’ is also used to indicate a change Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. ...

hange Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. c1v: ‘Polifilo torna al Cavallo e segue a descriverlo’ c2v: ‘Torna a descriver la porta e segue’ ...

hange Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. c1v: ‘Polifilo torna al Cavallo e segue a descriverlo’ c2v: ‘Torna a descriver la porta e segue’ ...

191 in the HP, that of the ‘Gran Porta’ which extends from (c1v-d1v).26 Adjacent to the following passage, Chigi wrote ‘Polifilo comincia a descrivere una superba porta e segue a narrar’. Having thus arrived at this place, my eyes were ravished and filled by the sight of a mighty and rare work of antiquity, and above all by a beautiful portal that was as stupendous and incredible in its artistry and elegant in its lineaments as ever could have been fashioned or finished .Without a dou...

191 in the HP, that of the ‘Gran Porta’ which extends from (c1v-d1v).26 Adjacent to the following passage, Chigi wrote ‘Polifilo comincia a descrivere una superba porta e segue a narrar’. Having thus arrived at this place, my eyes were ravished and filled by the sight of a mighty and rare work of antiquity, and above all by a beautiful portal that was as stupendous and incredible in its artistry and elegant in its lineaments as ever could have been fashioned or finished .Without a dou...

‘a4r: Polifilo si raccomanda al Diespiter e quello che segue.’ ‘Segue’ is also used to indicate a change Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. ...

‘a4r: Polifilo si raccomanda al Diespiter e quello che segue.’ ‘Segue’ is also used to indicate a change Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. ...

hange Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. c1v: ‘Polifilo torna al Cavallo e segue a descriverlo’ c2v: ‘Torna a descriver la porta e segue’ ...

hange Poliphilo’s literal point of view, his ‘camera angle’ as it were. There are points in his progress where Poliphilo does not walk between monuments, but rather stands in the midst of a group of monuments and turns his gaze from one object the next.27 ‘Segue’ here indicates that, within a single, stationary episode of description, he is transferring his vision to the next monument. c1v: ‘Polifilo torna al Cavallo e segue a descriverlo’ c2v: ‘Torna a descriver la porta e segue’ ...