PAGAN MYSTERIES IN THE RENAISSANCE - Edgar Wind (1st Edition Hardback, Faber & Faber, 1958)

PAGAN MYSTERIES IN THE RENAISSANCE - Edgar Wind (Faber & Faber, 1958)

1st Edition Hardback with dust-jacket. 230 pages + 77 black and white plates to rear of book.

Themes of pagan mysticism and Neoplatonic philosophy are often to be found in the great Renaissance paintings, and in the poetry and other art of the period as well. The author's exploration of these themes was acclaimed when it first appeared, for its impeccable scholarship and its subtle explanation of the imagery of masterpieces by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and others. A scarce book with its original dust-jacket and an inspiring resource for investigating deeper threads theurgic thought in the Renaissance.

Condition : Very Good / Excellent. Some light age-toning to page stock and a few light marks to boards, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked throughout. Dust-jacket is complete and now in protective mylar cover. A small tear to top of spine and rear of jacket, now protected. Dust-jacket is not price clipped. A very nice copy of this 1958 1st edition.