{"product_id":"hypnerotomachia-poliphili-the-strife-of-love-in-a-dream","title":"Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream","description":"The book that inspired Ian Caldwell's bestselling The Rule of Four―discover the secret codes of the best-selling novel! One of the most famous books in the world, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, read by every Renaissance intellectual and referred to in studies of art and culture ever since, was first published in English by Thames \u0026amp; Hudson in 1999.\n\nIt is a strange, pagan, pedantic, erotic, allegorical, mythological romance relating in highly stylized Italian the quest of Poliphilo for his beloved Polia. The author (presumed to be Francesco Colonna, a friar of dubious reputation) was obsessed by architecture, landscape, and costume―it is not going too far to say sexually obsessed―and its 174 woodcuts are a primary source for Renaissance ideas on both buildings and gardens.\n\nIn 1592 an attempt was made to produce an English version but the translator gave up. The task has been triumphantly accomplished by Joscelyn Godwin, who succeeds in reproducing all its wayward charm and arcane learning in language accessible to the modern reader. 174 black-and-white illustrations\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0500511047\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0500511047.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Colonna, Francesco|Godwin, Joscelyn\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41570614575162,"sku":"DBV.0500511047.VG","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0500511047-0.jpg?v=1785464536","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/hypnerotomachia-poliphili-the-strife-of-love-in-a-dream","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}