Described as ‘the most beautiful book ever printed’ previous research has focused on the printing history of the Hypnerotomachia and its copious literary so

A classic study of the allegorical power of love in literature, traced through the medieval and Renaissance periods.

Even many Renaissance specialists believe that little secular painting survives before the late fifteenth century, and its appearance becomes a further argument

An invaluable collection for those who read and love Lewis and medieval and Renaissance literature.