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Attributed to Abraham the Jew

The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures

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Ms. 51r

jour, mais revenir sur ses pas, et remonter sur la terre, cela n'a été possible qu'aux fils des Dieux chéris de Jupiter, ou à peu de héros qu'une valeur éclatante a élevés jusqu'au Ciel.»

Ms. 51r

The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I: The Labors of Hercules

Ms. 51r

day. But to retrace one's steps and rise again to earth has been possible only for the gods' sons, beloved of Jupiter, or for a few heroes whose splendid valor has raised them to heaven.’

Ms. 51r

About This Reading Edition

The first manuscript in the Manly Palmer Hall collection at the Getty Research Institute: the Book of Hieroglyphic Figures, presented in French and English with 463 explanatory notes, 13 manuscript plates, 25 source details, an introduction, chapter outline, glossary, bibliography, and register of readings.

Historical Text and Translation

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures (Livre des figures hiéroglyphiques), attributed in the witness to Abraham the Jew. Getty Research Institute, Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts, accession 950053, Box 1, Hogart manuscript 3; French witness catalogued circa 1800. Manly Palmer Hall is the collector, not the author.

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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

The circa 1800 source manuscript is public domain. The supplied 2026 French reading transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, outline, glossary, register, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. Source photographs are credited to the Getty Research Institute and Internet Archive in the supplied edition.