Reproduction of the original: Emblems of Love by Lascelles Abercrombie

This charming little volume contains a wealth of lovers' lore, touching on such subjects as the myth of Eros and Aphrodite; emblems of passion, seduction, and f

Introducted and annotated by the prize-winning translator Richard Sieburth, this bilingual selection from Scève's Délie are love poems for the intellectual.

Emblem books, which feature combinations of images and text with a moral lesson for the reader, grew out of the Renaissance and were most popular in the Netherl