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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : vbi hvmana omnia non nisisomnivm sic esse docet atqve obiter plvrima scitv sane qvam digna commemorat

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Open book Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : vbi hvmana omnia non nisisomnivm sic esse docet atqve obiter plvrima scitv sane qvam digna commemorat

Title Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : vbi hvmana omnia non nisisomnivm sic esse docet atqve obiter plvrima scitv sane qvam digna commemorat

Creator Colonna, Francesco, -1527

Publisher in aedibus Aldi Manutii [for Leonardus Crassus

Date 1499

Language Hebrew, Italian

Subjects Architectural writing, Architecture in literature

Description P. Scapecchi, in Accademie e biblioteche d'Italia 51 (1983) pp. 286-98 and 53 (1985) pp. 68-73, argues that Columna is the dedicatee, and that the author is Fra Eliseo da Treviso. For further notes and references on the authorship, see CIBN (ISTC).

Summary "The enigmatic, polyglot Hypnerotomachia Poliphili ... has fascinated architects and historians since its publication in 1499. Part fictional narrative and part scholarly treatise, richly illustrated with wood engravings, the book is an extreme case of erotic furor, aimed at everything--especially architecture--that the protagonist, Poliphilo, encounters in his quest for his beloved, Polia. Among the instances of the book's manifesto-like character is Polia's tirade defending the right of women to express their own sexuality, probably the first sustained argument of this type, which lifts the book's erotic theme from the realm of ribaldry to the more daring one of sexual politics"--Hypnerotomachia Poliphili WWW home page, 23 Mar. 2007

Extent [468] pages : illustrations (171 woodcuts) ; 33 cm (folio)

Format Bindings, Incunabula, Woodcuts

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Call Number Inc. 5574

BibID 305600

Projects Tag Historical Types From Gutenberg to Ashendene

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 3625px × 4932px 51.19 MB

Filename 993056008805867_Inc_5574 (folio, Vault), Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, folio.74r.tif

Unique Identifier NL111Z55