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Filename:
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cc_093a363c7194.jpeg
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Identifier:
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cc_093a363c7194.jpeg
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Title:
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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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Creator:
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Colonna, Francesco, 1433-1527
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Creator:
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Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 50-1515
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Subject:
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Incunabula, Italy
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Subject:
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Dreams in literature
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Subject:
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Woodcuts, Italy
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Subject:
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Architecture in literature
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Subject:
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Erotic literature
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Summary:
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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.
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Publisher:
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Aldus Manutius, Romanus, for Leonardus Crassus
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Date of Original:
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1499
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Date of Digitization:
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2000
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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incunabula
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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books
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Dimensions of Original:
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33 cm
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Language:
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Italian
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Language:
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Latin
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Language:
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Greek
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Language:
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Hebrew
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Language:
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Arabic
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Original Item Location:
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cc093 A363 C7194
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Library Collection:
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Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection. Founding Collection
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Digital Project:
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2019_0019_aldus
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b2773248~S3
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Place:
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Italy - Venice
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Notes:
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Full East Indian goat leather binding, hand stamped. Hand stitched headbands. Original endpapers. In slipcase.
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Notes:
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Aldus Manutius is an alternate name for Aldo Manuzio.
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Other Title:
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Poliphili Hypnerotomachia
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Other Title:
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Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream
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Other Title:
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The Dream of Poliphilus
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