The Perfumed Garden
The First Illustrated Edition of the Masterpiece Translated by Sir Richard Burton
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The Perfumed Garden - for the Repose of the Mind is a classic work of Arab erotica offering a uniquely entertaining collection of tales, frank and sound advice on sexual relations, and a poetic style of great literary merit. This is a book which delights in the humorous possibilities of sexual expression, and treats these in an urbane style reminiscent of Chaucer and Boccaccio. Also included in the first illustrated edition is a remarkable collection--previously unpublished--of early Mughal and other rare erotic paintings. Reproductions of exquisite tilework and friezes offer a rare glimpse of the Arabian palaces and harems that provide much of the inspiration for the original text. Over 50 full-color illustrations.
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The Perfumed Garden, Umar Ibn Muhammed Al-Nefzawi, Richard Francis Burton, Lance Dane, Charles Fowkes
- Language
- Released
- 1992
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The Perfumed Garden
- Subtitle
- The First Illustrated Edition of the Masterpiece Translated by Sir Richard Burton
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Park Street Press
- Released
- 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 0892814438
- ISBN13
- 9780892814435
- Series
- Tags
- Erotica
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- The Perfumed Garden - for the Repose of the Mind is a classic work of Arab erotica offering a uniquely entertaining collection of tales, frank and sound advice on sexual relations, and a poetic style of great literary merit. This is a book which delights in the humorous possibilities of sexual expression, and treats these in an urbane style reminiscent of Chaucer and Boccaccio. Also included in the first illustrated edition is a remarkable collection--previously unpublished--of early Mughal and other rare erotic paintings. Reproductions of exquisite tilework and friezes offer a rare glimpse of the Arabian palaces and harems that provide much of the inspiration for the original text. Over 50 full-color illustrations.