Sacris Notis & sculpturis libri duo... Greek translation by Philippus. Edited by Jean Mercier by Horapollo - 1551

Paris: Iacobum Kerver, 1551. First Thus. Seventeenth century full calf embossed in gilt and blind, rebacked with five raised bands. Measuring 165 x 104mm and collating [20], 240, [4]: lacking front endpaper else complete with occasional mispaginations. Heavily illustrated with 195 woodcuts throughout. Rubbing to binding extremities and spine label removed. Early ownership markings defaced on title page. Occasional toning and soiling throughout, but generally a presentable copy of this Kerver bi-lingual edition of an early work on hieroglyphics.

The first Kerver bilingual edition. Praz contends that the interest in hieroglyphs among the humanists began with this work. The cuts are attributed to Jean Cousin or Jean Goujon, and this series first appeared in the French edition of 1543. In this edition, seven of the 1543 blocks have been replaced with new blocks that were slightly, or entirely, redesigned.