Horapollōn (English spelling)

Japanese: Horapollōn(英語表記)Horapollon
Horapollōn (English spelling)

…(3) The popularity of emblemata The publication of the Emblemata (allegory, collection of symbolic images) was a major factor in promoting the allegorical orientation after the Renaissance. The impetus for this was the discovery in 1419 of a Greek manuscript of hieroglyphics by the 4th century Alexandrian grammarian Horapollon on the island of Andros. In this book, the author focuses on the riddle-like elements of hieroglyphics, known as the Egyptian “secret ritual,” and provides a detailed explanation of the allegories of animals that play the role of letters (for example, the deer represents “longevity” and the stork represents “love for parents”). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Horapollōn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)エンブレマータの流行 ルネサンス以降のアレゴリー志向をとくに推進させたものに,〈エンブレマータEmblemata〉(寓意,標章図像集)の出版がある。その契機は1419年,アンドロス島で発見された4世紀のアレクサンドリアの文法学者ホラポロンHorapollōnのギリシア語の写本《象形文字》である。この書のなかで,著者はエジプトの〈極秘の修法〉と呼ばれる象形文字の判じ絵的要素に注目し,文字の役割を果たす動物のアレゴリー(例えば,鹿は〈長寿〉,コウノトリは〈父母への愛〉)などを詳しく解明した。…

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