Exactly 500 years after its first publication, by the great Venetian publishing house of 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 woodcut illustrations. It has been called the first "stream ...
More than 100 of McKnight's new paintings are featured in this book, along with insightful commentary by Italian art critic Francesco Colonna. The handsomely designed monograph will transport the reader to the paradise of the painter's imagination.
A translation into English of the Renaissance text "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili", a pagan, allegorical, mythological romance relating in Latin the quest of Poliphilo for his beloved Polia. The author was obsessed by architecture, and there are 172 woodcuts of gardens and buildings.
A deluxe boxed edition, limited to 600 copies, signed by the artist. Thomas McKnight (b. 1941) is one of the most successful artists in the United States. Best known for his celestial interiors and landscapes of the world's most beautiful places, his work has also explored an interior world he calls Arcadia-a place where nymphs linger by ancient ...
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control.
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Other Binding
Publisher: Venice: Aldus Manutius (Oakland: Octavo)
Date Published: 1499; 2004
ISBN-13:9781591100591ISBN:1591100593
Description: New. No Jacket (as issued) New digital facsimile (in Adobe PDF format on CD-ROM) of one of the largest surviving copies of this Renaissance masterpiece, from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress. This enigmatic work, which combines a curious narrative with beautiful woodcut illustrations, was elegantly printed by Aldus Manutius in 1499. It has recently come to popular attention through Joscelyn Godwin's acclaimed English translation as well as its central role in the ... read more
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