The Medieval Art of Love: Objects and Subjects of Desire

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1998. Hardcover. VG (Slight scuffs and edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean.). Burgundy cloth, gilt letters on spine, maroon & color illus. dust jacket, 176 pp., 120 color plates, 30 BW illus. "A delightful guide through the delicate expression of affection and passion that is the hallmark of the Middle Ages. Artists and poets expressed faithful love, religious love, disappointed love, and requited love in scenes of perfect beauty and grace. ... [This book] explores the metaphoric and social settings of love and its myths and paradoxes." (dj) Perhaps, the perfect gift for a special person. (Inventory #: 147079)