Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Ruins of the Temple

ARCHITECTURAL c6v · p.45
Ruins of the Temple
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Ruined classical temple with broken columns and fragments. Poliphilo contemplates ancient remains.

In the Narrative

Poliphilo encounters another ruin, continuing the theme of ancient grandeur and modern contemplation that runs through Book I.

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