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。…

※「Horapollōn」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  horde

>>:  Horálek, K.

Recommend

lutetium

Lu. Atomic number 71. Electron configuration [Kr]...

Otomo clan

A powerful clan that flourished from the 5th to 9...

Black hair - Kurokami

[1] 〘Noun〙① Dark, lustrous hair. Also, a beautiful...

Rydberg, (Abraham) Viktor

Born: December 18, 1828, Jönköping Died: September...

Shogun - Shogun

〘Noun〙 (formerly also called "Shokun")① ...

IMRO - Imuro

A secret Macedonian revolutionary organization fo...

Counter regulations - window regulation

Also called window guidance or loan increase regul...

Demon's Scythe - Oni no Kama

...When observed through a telescope, this star i...

Aristolochia kaempferi (English spelling) Aristolochia kaempferi

… [Mitsuru Hotta]... *Some of the terminology tha...

Leonids (Leo meteor shower)

This meteor shower appears mainly around November ...

Ayers Rock

A rocky mountain located 440km (by road) southwest...

catabolism

...Thus, although the efficiency of energy conver...

umore

…The original word for English humor (or humor in...

Cobalamin - kobaramin (English spelling)

A general term for the most commonly occurring co...

Geschwind, N. (English spelling) GeschwindN

... Regarding the difference in the functions of ...