Il Giardino di Polifilo - silk Computers make even this possible; to wander among the flowerbeds, shaded groves, and blossoming parterres of the Isle of Cythera. Set at the heart of a mysterious novel, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphiliy which also happens to be the most famous volume of Renaissance printing, the Garden of Cythera, an invaluable source of inspiration for the architects of the sixteenth century, lives again in a detailed virtual reconstruction.

Title: Il Giardino di Polifilo - silk Pages: 120 Tables: 31 Author: Silvia Fogliati, Davide Dutto, Francesco Colonna Edition: Italian Year: 2002 Other Authors: Giovanni Mariotti Dimensions: (cm) 30x30 Rilegato: Black silk Photos by: Riproduzione diretta dal volume delle xilografie Collazione: 6pnn, 110pn, 4pnn Iconographia: A virtual reconstruction of the Polifilo Garden, xylographs and images of herbaria Paper: Gardamatt, white Printer: Grafiche Mazzucchelli