Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Globular Lamp Hung in Chains

DECORATIVE n3v · p.198
Globular Lamp Hung in Chains
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Ornate spherical lamp suspended by chains. Detailed metalwork design.

In the Narrative

A lighting fixture from the Temple of Venus, described in meticulous detail as part of the HP's ekphrastic tradition.

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