Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : an architectural vision from the first Renaissance /

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : an architectural vision from the first Renaissance /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cruz, Esteban Alejandro, 1971-
Imprint:	USA : Xlibris Corporation, ©2012.
Description:	2 volumes (XXX, 404 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Colonna, Francesco, -- -1527. -- Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (Colonna, Francesco) Architecture in literature. Architecture in literature.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10978269

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Notes:	"Artist reconstructions of monuments and landscapes described by Poliphilus during his journey through Antiquity." "155 plate illustrations, 130 in colour"--Rear wrapper. Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-390).
Summary:	With the aid of digital media, Cruz reconstructs the architecture and landscapes described in Francesco Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, an enigmatic incunabulum with 172 woodcuts, first printed in Venice in 1499 by the press of Aldus Manutius.

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Item Description:	"Artist reconstructions of monuments and landscapes described by Poliphilus during his journey through Antiquity." "155 plate illustrations, 130 in colour"--Rear wrapper.
Physical Description:	2 volumes (XXX, 404 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-390).