Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

arks up certain passages with directions which bear a resemblance to stage directions. In passages of long dialogue in which the speaker can be confused, Chigi records the speaker and the addressee, in notes such as ‘Parole di Polia à Poliphilo’ (k1v), (n8v): ‘Parole del Antista’ (The High Priestess in the liturgical sequence) (n8v), and ‘Parole di Cupido a Poliphilo e Polia’ (r6r). Chigi also records Poliphilo’s inner dialogue with the phrase ‘Parole di Poliphilo da se stesso’ on (i7v), ...

arks up certain passages with directions which bear a resemblance to stage directions. In passages of long dialogue in which the speaker can be confused, Chigi records the speaker and the addressee, in notes such as ‘Parole di Polia à Poliphilo’ (k1v), (n8v): ‘Parole del Antista’ (The High Priestess in the liturgical sequence) (n8v), and ‘Parole di Cupido a Poliphilo e Polia’ (r6r). Chigi also records Poliphilo’s inner dialogue with the phrase ‘Parole di Poliphilo da se stesso’ on (i7v), ...