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Attributed to Abraham the Jew

The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures

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Abraham Juif

Prince, prêtre, Lévite, astrologue et philosophe, à la nation des Juifs, répandue dans toute la Gaule par la colère de Dieu:

Salut, en notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.

Livre des figures hiéroglyphiques avec l'explication des fables des poëtes, des mystères du Christianisme, de la Chimie et de la Pharmacie suivant les nombres.

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The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I: Title and Attribution

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Abraham the Jew

Prince, priest, Levite, astrologer and philosopher, to the Jewish nation scattered throughout Gaul by the wrath of God:

Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures, with an explanation of the fables of the poets, the mysteries of Christianity, chemistry and pharmacy, according to numbers.

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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.

About Diotimos Editions

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.