Description

Large trade paperback, bound in glossy card covers. . Uncorrected proof. 514 pages + 66 pages of monochrome illustrations appended at rear. Sources, Bibliography. Illustrated throughout with over sixty reproductions of medieval paintings, woodcuts, and manuscripts [with images repeated in cruder fashion in portfolio appended at rear]. Translated by Diana Webb. Advance copy with full number line for first edition on copyright page. “A fantastic and illuminating journey into the mythic land of Cockaigne –the earthy paradise that was the central obsession of medieval life.” No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh, unmarked and unread copy. Fine.