A post by Collections Assistant Hannah Cartwright
This month, we delve into the Renaissance world of hidden symbols, religious fervour, and lost languages with Pierio Valeriano’s Hieroglyphica. Our copy of the Hieroglyphica is part of our Bamburgh Library collection, a library initially collected and curated by the Sharp family in 18th century.
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