Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Polia Reading Letter in Bed-chamber

NARRATIVE F6v · p.435
Polia Reading Letter in Bed-chamber
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Interior scene: Polia reads Poliphilus's letter while seated in her bed-chamber. Small dog at feet.

In the Narrative

Polia receives and reads Poliphilus's love letter. The intimate bed-chamber setting emphasizes the private nature of their correspondence.

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