Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

Marginalia, Scholarship & Reception

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MARGINAL_NOTE (1)
Hand Primary: Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi)
Marginal Note
“Parole di Poliphilo da se stesso”
e human chess match, extends further into his annotation. Having demonstrated an appreciation for drama, Chigi marks 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’ ...
Russell, PhD Thesis, p. 211 (Ch. 8)
Hand Primary: Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi)
Marginal Note
“Parole di Poliphilo da se stesso”
e human chess match, extends further into his annotation. Having demonstrated an appreciation for drama, Chigi marks 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’ ...
Russell, PhD Thesis, p. 211 (Ch. 8)