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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Francesco Colonna
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Description for Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Paperback. Exactly 500 years after its first publication by the great Venetian printing house Aldus Manutius, Francesco Colonna's weird, erotic, allegorical antiquarian tale, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, was translated into English and reprinted in full, together with all of its 174 original - and enchanting - woodcut illustrations. Translator(s): Godwin, Joscelyn. Num Pages: 496 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 688.
Exactly 500 years after its first publication by the great Venetian printing house Aldus Manutius, Francesco Colonna's weird, erotic, allegorical antiquarian tale, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, was translated into English and reprinted in full, together with all of its 174 original - and enchanting - woodcut illustrations. It is one of the most important documents of Renaissance imagination and fantasy, and its woodcuts are a primary source for Renaissance ideas on both buildings and gardens. This translation was first published in 1999 in a large format that exactly matched the original in size, design and typography. This new, smaller paperback edition retains ... Read more
Exactly 500 years after its first publication by the great Venetian printing house Aldus Manutius, Francesco Colonna's weird, erotic, allegorical antiquarian tale, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, was translated into English and reprinted in full, together with all of its 174 original - and enchanting - woodcut illustrations. It is one of the most important documents of Renaissance imagination and fantasy, and its woodcuts are a primary source for Renaissance ideas on both buildings and gardens. This translation was first published in 1999 in a large format that exactly matched the original in size, design and typography. This new, smaller paperback edition retains ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500285497
SKU
V9780500285497
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Ref
99-15
About Francesco Colonna
Exactly 500 years after its first publication by the great Venetian printing house Aldus Manutius, Francesco Colonna's weird, erotic, allegorical antiquarian tale, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, was translated into English and reprinted in full, together with all of its 174 original - and enchanting - woodcut illustrations
Reviews for Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
'Joscelyn Godwin, whose translation is a masterpiece of clarity and scholarship, has achieved something truly remarkable with this beautiful edition. It is unquestionably one of the publishing events not just of the year but of the century' - Andrew Graham-Dixon, The Daily Telegraph; 'A mammoth task of inestimable value, carried out with learning, elegance and wit' - International Herald Tribune; ... Read more