Vetvstissimæ Tabvlae Aeneae Sacris Ægyptiorum Simulachris cœlatæ accurata Explicatio: in qua antiquissimarum superstitionum Origines, Progressiones, Ritus ad Barbaram, Græcam, Romanamque Historiam illustrandam enarrantur, & multa Scriptorum veterum loca qua explanantur, qua emendantur
Lorenzo Pignoria's 1605 Latin commentary on a bronze Egyptian tablet, printed in Padua for scholars of antiquity, explains Egyptian religious objects and their links to Greek and Roman history. Its woodcuts show gods, priests and hieroglyph-like symbols drawn in fine black outline, with ornamental initials and a decorative pedestal, offering a designer clear models for antique figure poses, engraved symbol panels and classical ornament.
