2024 1st Edition (Thus) 1st Printing
HYPNEROTOMACHIA POLIPHILI
Two Vols
Strife of Love in a Dream
By Francesco Colonna, Paul Summers Young
Author Bio: Francesco Colonna (1433/1434 – 1527) was an Italian Dominican priest and monk who was credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili.
Paul Summers Young has worked on a number of projects with Black Letter Press, including a four-volume translation of Agrippa, and a new edition of Giambattista Della Porta's Natural Magick.
Synopsis: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, called in English Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream or The Dream of Poliphilus, is a book said to be by Francesco Colonna. The work was first published in 1499 in Venice by Aldus Manutius. This first edition has an elegant page layout, with refined woodcut illustrations in an Early Renaissance style. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili presents a mysterious arcane allegory in which the main protagonist, Poliphilo, pursues his love, Polia, through a dreamlike landscape. In the end, he is reconciled with her by the "Fountain of Venus".
Enormously influential, yet stubbornly enigmatic, it is a jewel of historical literature and a rare entity in terms of its form, quality, and depth of content. This is for all those interested in typography and type design, for enthusiasts, design historians, collectors, and researchers. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is as much an essential historical work as it is a piece of art.
This new translation by Paul Summers Young takes a poetic, authentic approach, seeking to recreate, as far as possible, the sense of the original.
The new translation along with a high-quality facsimile of the 1499 first edition as a bundle.
This beautiful edition is printed and bound in Venice by Grafiche Veneziane with a red cover design exclusive to this Kickstarter campaign; front board and spine decor in black and gold gilt, with blind debossed design to rear board. This edition features marbled endpapers and is printed on rough ivory-coloured, wood-free, age-resistant paper.
Format: Hardcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 329/700 Copies
Language: English/Latin
Published By: Black Letter Press, Germany
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Like New -
Collation:
pp. 857
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SKU: BTETM0002615
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
2024 1st Edition (Thus) 1st Printing
HYPNEROTOMACHIA POLIPHILI
Two Vols
Strife of Love in a Dream
By Francesco Colonna, Paul Summers Young
Author Bio: Francesco Colonna (1433/1434 – 1527) was an Italian Dominican priest and monk who was credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili.
Paul Summers Young has worked on a number of projects with Black Letter Press, including a four-volume translation of Agrippa, and a new edition of Giambattista Della Porta's Natural Magick.
Synopsis: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, called in English Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream or The Dream of Poliphilus, is a book said to be by Francesco Colonna. The work was first published in 1499 in Venice by Aldus Manutius. This first edition has an elegant page layout, with refined woodcut illustrations in an Early Renaissance style. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili presents a mysterious arcane allegory in which the main protagonist, Poliphilo, pursues his love, Polia, through a dreamlike landscape. In the end, he is reconciled with her by the "Fountain of Venus".
Enormously influential, yet stubbornly enigmatic, it is a jewel of historical literature and a rare entity in terms of its form, quality, and depth of content. This is for all those interested in typography and type design, for enthusiasts, design historians, collectors, and researchers. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is as much an essential historical work as it is a piece of art.
This new translation by Paul Summers Young takes a poetic, authentic approach, seeking to recreate, as far as possible, the sense of the original.
The new translation along with a high-quality facsimile of the 1499 first edition as a bundle.
This beautiful edition is printed and bound in Venice by Grafiche Veneziane with a red cover design exclusive to this Kickstarter campaign; front board and spine decor in black and gold gilt, with blind debossed design to rear board. This edition features marbled endpapers and is printed on rough ivory-coloured, wood-free, age-resistant paper.
Format: Hardcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 329/700 Copies
Language: English/Latin
Published By: Black Letter Press, Germany
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Like New -
Collation:
pp. 857
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SKU: BTETM0002615
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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