The Art of the Illuminated Manuscript

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Robb, David Metheny

Crafts & Hobbies

Art Alliance Pr

Fairmount Philadelphia's Park: A History

History

White, T.

Americas

The Garden of Love is an important subject in secular art of the 15th century, both in Italy and in northern Europe. The chief Italian examples were all painted in Tuscany in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. They depict a landscape consisting of a flowery meadow, a grove, and a great marble fountain, where lovers gather to sing, dance, and make love. Allied to the Garden of Love are variations on a horticultural theme-gardens for lovers celebrated in history, fountains of love, hunts set in a forest that conclude alongside a fountain. Sometimes, too, the Garden of Love becomes the setting for narratives and romances. In all these instances the Garden is more than a pleasing tapestry like backdrop: it serves as a visible symbol of the nature of love itself.This book charts the history of the Garden of Love, and explains the significance it once had. To the first goal the opening chapters address themselves. There the author traces the history of the Garden as a literary theme in poetry of classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, and examines the erotic imagery of medieval secular objects, such as caskets and combs, as well as the conventions of fresco decorations in 14th century palaces and the pejorative presentation of love in Tuscan religious art of the late Middle Ages. The second part of the book explores in detail the Garden of Love and its variants, which represent the confluence of several streams of tradition. The rich content of these paintings is revealed by constant references to Tuscan vernacular literature, particularly the amatory writings of Dante, Petrarch, and, above all, Boccaccio. Literary sources are tempered by the painters' penchant for easily understood symbols and formulas. Finally, the book discusses the virtual demise of the Garden of Love in Tuscan art during the late 15th century.The Garden of Love is a first essay in a tradition continued by Titian in the 16th century, Peter Paul Rubens in the 17th, and Watteau in the 18th.

Garden of Love in Tuscan Art of the Early Renaissance

Watson, P. F.

Arts & Photography

Dust jacket worn with a short tear to rear, now in protective sleeve. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

The Films of Tennessee Williams

Phillips, Gene D.

Humor & Entertainment

Costa-Gavras: The Political Fiction Film

Michalczyk, John J.

Performing Arts

William Gropper

Lozowick, Louis

Eleanor Raymond: Architect

Cole, Doris

Architecture

No markings. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust jacket edges are heavily rubbed. Dust jacket shows wear, some staining, and open tears along top and bottom edges. Dust Jacket is in mylar. Edges slightly foxed. Dust jacket is Price Clipped. Very clean, crisp, and tight copy. Includes full color photos. Not Ex-Library. All books offered from DSB are stocked at our store in Fayetteville, AR. Save on shipping by ordering multiple titles. 119pp. Hardcover Very Good Condition Size: 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" English Text

Magic Realism Rediscovered, 1918-1981

Menton, Seymour

First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Rubs to the dust jacket's spine tips and corners.

The Vultures and the Phoenix: A Study of the Mandrake Press Edition of the Paintings of D.H. Lawrence

Millet, Robert W.

History & Criticism

Critical Essays on Postimpressionism

Donnell-Kotrozo, Carol

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