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I Modi: The sixteen pleasures, an erotic album of the Italian Renaissance. Giulio Romano, Marcantonio Raimondi, Pietro Aretino and Count Jean-Fréderick-Maximilien de Waldeck. Edited, translated from the Italian and with a commentary by Lynne Lawner.
Publication Details
London: Peter Owen, 1988 CE.
An edition and reconstruction of the only 16th century book of erotic engravings and poetry, surviving in a unique copy the original edition. For a summary of the history of this work of art, associated with several artists, see the Wikipedia article, I Modi.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #8494 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10671 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | i-modi-the-sixteen-pleasures-an-erotic-album-of-the-italian-renaissance-edited-translated-from-the-italian-and-with-a-commentary-by-lynne-lawner |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London