{"product_id":"1951-the-millennium-of-hieronymus-bosch-first-edition-rare-collectible","title":"1951 The Millennium of Hieronymus Bosch | First Edition | Rare \u0026 Collectible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating first edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Millennium of Hieronymus Bosch: Outlines of a New Interpretation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by German art historian Wilhelm Fränger, published by the University of Chicago Press in 1951.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated into English by Eithne Wilkins and Ernst Kaiser, this influential study offers a highly unconventional reading of Hieronymus Bosch and his mysterious visual language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than approaching Bosch simply as a painter of sin, temptation, and hell, Fränger interprets the strange figures, animals, gestures, fruits, musical instruments, and fantastical imagery throughout Bosch’s paintings as part of a complex symbolic and religious system. His controversial theory connects Bosch, particularly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Garden of Earthly Delights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the medieval mystical movement known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrethren of the Free Spirit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book remains an intriguing piece of Bosch scholarship and a wonderful example of mid-century art-historical writing—especially interesting for anyone drawn to Renaissance symbolism, medieval mysticism, or the enigmatic world of Hieronymus Bosch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1951 first edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contains 164 pages with color and monochrome plates and illustrations throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful and intellectually fascinating vintage addition to an art book collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1951\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Millennium of Hieronymus Bosch: Outlines of a New Interpretation\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wilhelm Fränger\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Eithne Wilkins \u0026amp; Ernst Kaiser\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 164\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 4 tipped-in color plates, 23 monochrome plates, and 8 illustrations in text\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover with original dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage condition with visible age and wear to the original dust jacket, including rubbing, toning, and edge wear. The book itself is in good vintage condition. Please see photos carefully for the condition of the jacket and overall book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monet's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53934288765204,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/9033\/2948\/files\/5E2B0E63-0F45-42B4-A14B-963DA64924E8.jpg?v=1788305362","url":"https:\/\/monetslibrary.com\/products\/1951-the-millennium-of-hieronymus-bosch-first-edition-rare-collectible","provider":"Monet's Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}