Word: poliphili
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...reflected by the way in which contemporary paintings on the walls of his spacious apartment are interspersed with drawings by his grandson, and the alacrity with which he leaps up to show off his antique-book collection. Unlocking the glass case he pulls out a copy of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a richly illustrated 1499 volume, most often ascribed to a monk, Francesco Colonna, whom Eco describes as "the Joyce of his time...
...mystery, betrayal and discovery. Set on Princeton’s campus, The Rule of Four, by Princeton alum Ian Caldwell and Dustin E. Thomason ’98, blends fact and fiction around one of the most rare, yet least understood books of the Renaissance period, the Hynerotomachia Poliphili...
...idea for a college mystery, however, came to the pair during their senior year of college. “When Ian discovered the Hynerotomachia Poliphili in a class at Princeton, we thought what kind of story can we connect around this, and how can we use it to generate an interesting piece of fiction,” Thomason said in a phone interview...