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Norman R. Shapiro, trans.
The Comedy of Eros: Medieval French Guides to the Art of Love; second edition.

Published Urbana: Illinois U.P., 1997 (previous edition was 1971).
ISBN 0252065816.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Size: 127×227×12mm.
Page count: xxvi,134pp inc. 7 monochrome woodcuts by Corinne & Robert Borja.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: the covers on this copy are a bit grubby, some mild wear, with some residue from a small sticker on the back cover; the spine is not creased and the text appears to be free of marking.


This item £8.00
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within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 230g.

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Includes translations of: Maître Elie, Ovid’s “On the Art…”; Anon., Key to Love; Guiart, Art of Love; Anon., On Courtesy; Robert de Blois, Advice to Ladies; Drouart la Vache, “On the Rules of Love”; Richard de Fournival, Advice on Love.

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