#joscelyn godwin

[elizabethanism]

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: "the Strife of Love in a Dream"

“And I, Poliphilo, was lying on my couch, the timely friend of my weary body, with no one with me in my familiar chamber but the dear companion of my sleepless nights, Insomnia.”

“ever darker”

#Joscelyn Godwin #Insomnia

[sorcererpoet]

New Age Publisher Inner Traditions Thinks Fascists Are "Must Read"

As occultists, pagans, witches, magicians, and those adjacent, we need to always remember that people are actively promoting fascist literature, ideologies, and agendas in our communities.

Last year for Halloween, new age publisher Inner Traditions offered a special boxed set of the writings of "suprafascist" Julius Evola, whose explicitly racist, misogynistic, and antisemitic writings have seen an increased popularity with the rise of the far right -- especially far right occultists.

Evola seems to appeal to incel and traditionalist types who are upset that Neitzche isn't racist enough and Crowley is too effective of a magician, as well as fascists who want to obscure their racism in something that sounds esoteric and inspired. He's also frequently recommended in online occult forms by fascist recruiters who insist his magical teachings are vital and necessary to any aspiring magician.

Inner Traditions posted an ad for their fascist books on their FB page, and it became noticed by pagans, witches, and magicians that are not fascists, and who questioned the decision to publish and advertise the books, especially without the context of the fascism and racism of the author. Inner Traditions responded with a promise to have the translator of the books, Joscelyn Godwin, explain their position in a blog post, inviting critics to engage with that post.

The blog post was promised in a week's time. It did not appear for over a month. It was not written by Godwin, who writes articles praising Evola for the far-right conspiracy magazine New Dawn, but couldn't be bothered to articulate to value of Evola to people who aren't already fascists. It did not actually address any of the criticism brought up in the FB thread, instead complaining that commenters were mean. And, most tellingly, the blog does not allow for comments, and the post was not shared to the publisher's FB page where critics could comment and "engage with [the] material."

I suppose that this response, though cowardly and intellectually dishonest, was really the best option for Inner Traditions: ignore the problem and hope it fades away, while continuing to profit from spreading fascist material that is becoming more influential in an increasingly reactionary world.

#paganism #witchcraft #magick #occult #pagan community #sorcery #esotericism #occultism #pagan

[spaceintruderdetector]

https://archive.org/details/mystery-religions-in-the-ancient-world-by-joscelyn-godwin

#mystery religions #mystery cults

[freifraufischer]

Significant WAG AA Scores under the 2022-24 Code of Points

This is not a complete list, it's a rough attempt to show where people stand. I have only included domestic meets if I have no other choice to reflect that gymnast but you should take them with a huge heaping of salt. I included a number of juniors who are Paris eligible.

Italics indicate a domestic competition subject to overscoring. Bold are scores from 2023

1 Simone Biles (USA) - 59.100 at 2023 US Classic

2 Rebeca Andrade (BRA) - 57.332 at 2022 Worlds QF

3 Melanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) - 56.200 at 2023 US Classic

4 Jordan Chiles (USA) - 55.833 at 2022 Worlds TF

5 Shilese Jones (USA) - 55.766 at 2022 Worlds QF

6 Jessica Gadirova (GBR) - 55.566 at 2023 Euros QF

- Jessica Gadirova (GBR) - 55.199 at 2022 Worlds AA

7 Jade Carey (USA) - 55.132 at 2022 Worlds QF

8 Alice Kinsella (GBR) - 55.065 at 2022 Worlds AA

9 Georgia Godwin (AUS) - 55.066 at 2023 Australian Champs

10 Qiu Qiyuan (CHN) - 54.932 at 2023 Asian Championships

11 Zsofia Kovacs (HUN) - 54.899 at 2023 Euros

12 Ellie Black (CAN) - 54.732 at 2022 Worlds AA

13 Alice D’Amato (ITA) - 54.500 at 2023 Euros

14 Ou Yushan (CHN) - 54.498 at the 2023 University Games

15 Leanne Wong (USA) - 54.100 at 2023 US Classic

16 Joscelyn Roberson (USA) - 54.050 at 2023 US Classic

17 Tiana Sumanasekera (USA) - 53.900 at 2023 Pan Am Champs

18 Helen Kevric (GER) - 53.900 at 2023 EYOF*

19 Hezly Rivera (USA) - 53.350 at 2023 US Winter Cup

20 Sakaguchi Ayaka (JPN) - 53.165 at 2023 University Games

21 Luo Huan (CHN) - 53.765 at 2023 University Games

22 Kaylia Nemour (ALG) - 53.731 at 2023 African Champs

23 Kieryn Finnell (USA) - 52.800 at 2023 US Classic

- Alice Kinsella (GBR) - 52.531 at 2023 Euros QF

24 Yamaguchi Sara (JPN) - 52.065 at 2023 Jr. Worlds QF*

25 Nakamura Haruka (JPN) - 51.765 at 2023 Jr. Worlds AA*

26 Ruby Pass (AUS) - 50.464 at 2023 Oceania Champs

*A junior score delivered under the FIG rules for juniors including a cap on skills at E and without some bonuses such as D dismount. It should be assumed these gymnasts would have higher AA scores if competing as seniors. US junior scoring is not subject to the same FIG rules as international scoring.

#gymnastics

[aurevoirmonty]

"Les Temps sombres ignoraient les écoles de mystères telles qu'elles avaient fleuri dans l'Antiquité. Les fraternités pythagoriciennes et orphiques, l'Académie platonicienne, les cultes hermétiques et mithraïques avaient tous disparu d'Europe avec l'Empire romain. Leur vision de l'homme en tant que microcosme, reflétant en miniature l'univers entier et sa source… était presque perdue. La nouvelle religion officielle du christianisme pouvait à peine tolérer de telles idées, même parmi son élite intellectuelle. Le pouvoir de l'Église reposait sur la divinité d'un seul homme, Jésus-Christ, et sur un seul chemin de salut pour les autres : celui de l'obéissance."

Joscelyn Godwin, Le Fil d'Or : La Sagesse Éternelle des Traditions Mystiques Occidentales

[hypnerotomachiapoliphili]

The "HYPNEROTOMACHIA POLIPHILI" and the WELTANSHUANG of the Era ..

WELTANSHUANG _ Definition .. WORLD VIEW (1) a term first coined by the German Idealists_Immanuel Kant (1790) "Welt"_World "Auschuang" _Perception"_"View"

WELTANSHUANG_Definition_"All the knowledge " of a particular Time Period_Episode in History ...All the Art_Paintings_Sculpture_Engraving_Poetry-Novels_Illuminated Manuscripts_ _All the Engineering Wonders_both Civil & Military _Architecture_Buildings_forms of Transportation _all Knowledge relating to Mercantile Trade _Astrolabes_Sundials_Timepieces _Compasses _Optics_All the Music _All the Scientific discoveries _Technological Innovations _Everything in the the Botanical sphere-Plantlife-All the "Fauna"_All the Zoological Specimens _Illustrations of etc _All the Political & Ideological beliefs-the overall perspective on Socio-Political issues ..All Religious_Philosophical beliefs ...Everything relating to Ethics_Psychology_Parapsychology _Sport_ ALL THE KNOWLEDGE_Science_Mathematics_Physics_Alchemy_Chemistry >..Physiology,History_Archeology

WELTANSCHUANG ...A "MNEMONIC SYSTEM (See Francis Yates:The Art of Memory)" in rel to the Homes and Gardens of the Renaissance Nobility_Princes _the Aristocracy_Gentry (The Home --Vitruvian_Palladian Palace of the Aristocracy throughout Europe in the early Modern Period._the House and Garden... was conceived as a place wherein "All the Knowledge" of the Era could be displayed_collated_combined_displayed (See Frances Yates :The Rosicrucian Enlightenment)from the early days of the Italian Studiola-16thC_ through to the vast Art Collections ..Kunstkammer_Wunderkammer of the most powerful of individuals ...the Wonder Cabinet of Rudolf 11_who_as Austro-Hungarian Emperor was perhaps the most Powerful Man on the face of the Planet _the Art Collection of the British Monarchy etc reflecting the Wealth of Empire (See Joscelyn Godwin .The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance )

[serpent-chalice]

"Instead, I examined the beautiful nymph closely and constantly with lynx-like eye, feeling immense pleasure and wonderful emotion as I devoted myself with unfailing constancy and firmness of soul to the blissful love of her.

POLIA, STILL UNKNOWN TO HER LOVER POLIPHILO, REASSURES HIM WITH HER COURTESY AND FRIENDLINESS, WHILE HER MARVELLOUS BEAUTY TURNS HIS MIND TO LOVE. THEY ARE PRESENT TOGETHER AT THE TRIUMPHS, WHERE HE IS DELIGHTED TO SEE INNUMERABLEYOUTHS AND GIRLS IN THEIR FESTIVITIES.FORCIBLY CAPTURED BY CUPID

THE archer-god, I felt him reigning as a tyrant in my heart and strongly binding me with solid chains of love. As I submitted to his harsh but pleasant laws, I felt direly wounded and attacked by their cruel and fiery bite. Filled with a double affection, I sighed exceedingly and languished as I melted. The noble nymph, splendidly arrayed, lost no time in reassuring me with flattery and with firm and persuasive words from her mellifluous crimson lips, banishing all the fearful thoughts from my mind..."...

pp. 153"Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream" Francesco Colonna Transl. Joscelyn Godwin.

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"Cupid's Hunting Fields" Edward Burne-Jones

[didanawisgi]

“The Rose surmounts the thorny cross, the whole resembling the sign of Venus in which the solar circle triumphs over the cross of matter. We may interpret the motto as saying that “spiritual knowledge gives solace to souls,” of whom bees are a venerable symbol." - Joscelyn Godwin, in Robert Fludd: Hermetic Philosopher of Two Worlds

DAT ROSA MEL APIBUS - THE ROSE GIVES THE BEES HONEY

THE SOLAR CIRCLE TRIUMPHS OVER THE CROSS OF MATTER

Joachim Frizius’s Summum Bonum, adopted for Robert Fludd’s Clavis

#solar rose #rosicrucian #wisdom #bee #honeybee #honey #rose #symbolism #hermeticism #robert fludd #Joscelyn Godwin #lost keys of freemasonry

[aschenblumen]

El laúd es en sí mismo un microcosmos: sus cuatro cuerdas corresponden a los cuatro elementos [tierra, aire, fuego y agua], y su afinación a las proporciones de las esferas. Mediante el mágico empleo de la simpatía, puede obrar efectos tanto en el cuerpo como en el alma. La música toda con cierta cuerda, por ejemplo, estimulará y reforzará el humor correspondiente a un determinado elemento. Al ocuparse del alma, el tratado explica: «Si se establece la medida del tempo en golpes regulares, armónicos y proporcionados, más allá de las notas y de los silencios, los tonos que resulten serán comparables con los producidos por el movimiento de las esferas y las estrellas, al tiempo que concordantes con ella. Así, las almas individuales que moran en el mundo de la generación y la corrupción, recordarán la beatitud del mundo de las esferas y la felicidad de las almas que allí habitan.»

Joscelyn Godwin, «La cadena áurea de Orfeo. Un estudio acerca del esoterismo musical en Occidente» en La cadena áurea de Orfeo · El resurgimiento de la música especulativa. Traducción de Carlos Varona Narvión.

#joscelyn godwin #la cadena áurea de orfeo #the golden chain of orpheus #carlos varona narvión

[arcane-offerings]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254824093309 Joscelyn Godwin. The Greater & Lesser Worlds of Robert Fludd: Macrocosm, Microcosm & Medicine. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 2019. Hardcover. 264 pages.

#robert fludd #joscelyn godwin #esotericism #western esotericism #occult #occult philosophy #alchemy #astrology #magic #kabbalah #medicine #early modern #paracelcus #rosicrucian #rosicrucianism #esoteric books #occult books #bookseller #occult bookseller

[duardius]

but tell us of the image

context of the woodcut facsimile shown on the page from de vinne in ‹bona fide nyc›, in english from joscelyn godwin’s translation of Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by francesco colonna [thames & hudson, london, 1999, p177].

for more on the first edition & typeface vide ‹poor poliphilo›.

#typography #aldus #hypnerotomachia poliphilli #joscelyn godwin #poliphilus

[acquavergine]

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (/hiːpˌnɛəroʊtəˈmɑːkiːə pəˈliːfəˌliː/; from Ancient Greek ὕπνος hýpnos 'sleep', ἔρως érōs 'love', and μάχη máchē 'fight'), called in English Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream or The Dream of Poliphilus

It is a famous example of an incunable (a work of early printing). The work was first published in 1499 in Venice by Aldus Manutius. This first edition has an elegant page layout, with refined woodcut illustrations in an Early Renaissance style. Hypnerotomachia Poliphilipresents a mysterious arcane allegory in which the main protagonist, Poliphilo, pursues his love, Polia, through a dreamlike landscape. In the end, he is reconciled with her by the "Fountain of Venus".

The author of the book is anonymous. However, an acrostic formed by the first, elaborately decorated letter in each chapter in the original Italian reads "POLIAM FRATER FRANCISCVS COLVMNA PERAMAVIT", which means "Brother Francesco Colonna has dearly loved Polia". Despite this clue, the book has also been attributed to Leon Battista Alberti, and earlier, to Lorenzo de Medici. Manutius himself claimed that the author was a different Francesco Colonna, a wealthy Roman governor. The identity of the illustrator has at times been attributed to Benedetto Montagna, and Sandro Botticelli.

The text of the book is written in a bizarre Latinate Italian. Without explanation, the text is full of words based on Latin and Greek roots. The book, however, also includes words from the Italian language and illustrations which include Arabic and Hebrew words. Moreover, Colonna would invent new forms of language when those available to him were inaccurate. The book also contains some uses of Egyptian hieroglyphs, but they are not authentic. Most of them have been drawn from a late antique text of dubious origin called Hieroglyphica.

The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, set in 1467, consists of a series of precious and elaborate scenes involving the title character, Poliphilo ("friend of many things" from the Greek words poly- meaning "many" and philos meaning "friend"). In these scenes, Poliphilo wanders a bucolic-classical dreamland in search of his love, Polia ("many things"). The author's style is elaborately descriptive and unsparing in its use of superlatives. The text makes frequent references to classical geography and mythology, mostly by way of comparison.

In 1592, in a London edition, "R. D." (who is believed to be Robert Dallington) partially translated the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Here, it was given its best known English title, The Strife of Love in a Dream. In 1999, a first complete English translation by musicologist Joscelyn Godwin was published. However his version was based off of the Italian translation and uses standard, modern language, rather than following the original text's unusual pattern of coining and borrowing words.

[aevalon]

I was tagged by @orchideennacht to post 9 books I plan to read or finish reading in 2022 (thanks 🙏)

Here's my tentative list:

1) Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World by Kevin Kelly

2) Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling

3) Dead Girls by Richard Calder

4) Yearwood by Paul Hazel

5) Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature edited by Alberto Manguel

6) Jurgen by James Branch Cabell

7) The Outcast Spirit and Other Stories by Lady Dilke

8) Flower Phantoms by Ronald Fraser

9) Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World: The Life and Work of the Last Man to Search for Universal Knowledge by Joscelyn Godwin

#if manga counts I just finished katsuhiro otomo's domu #and i'll be reading keiichi koike's heaven's door next

[spaceintruderdetector]

https://archive.org/details/godwin-joscelyn-athanasius-kircher-a-renaissance-man-and-the-quest-for-lost-knowledge/mode/2up

#Athanasius Kircher #early science #science

[hermaeum]

I’d love to have some additional resources on Hermes if you’d be willing to share!

heya! i’d be more than happy to share what i have. here’s a link to a google drive with a good chunk of resources pertaining to Hermes.

included:

Hermes The Thief by Norman Oliver Brown

The Eternal Hermes by Antoine Faivre (trans. by Joscelyn Godwin)

Did Mercury Build the Ship of Aeneas? by Thomas Briggs (an excerpt from Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury)

Crossing the Borders - Virgil’s Intertextual Mercury by Sergio Casali (an excerpt from Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury)

and here is some other fun stuff from Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury. i haven’t been able to get my hands on the full pdf yet, but i won’t rest until i do.

i have a few other little essays, so let me know if you’re interested in those too. hope this helps your research!!

#hermes deity #hermesdeity #hellenic polytheism #hellenic paganism #asta-and-atlas

[hypnerotomachiapoliphili]

HypnerotomachiaPoliphili_(A)_AUTHORSHIP_Intro

Since the publication of Professor Joscelyn Godwin's translation of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (Thames and Hudson,1999) there has been considerable debate relating to the Authorship of the Text given that it was published anonymously _with only an "acrostic" of the first letters of each chapter hinting at the identity of the person(s) who composed the Work("Francesca Colonna Loved Polia Dearly"_etc)

Below _POLIAM FRATER FRANCISCUS COLUMNA PERAMAVIT

In view of the above most Scholars have come to agree with Professor Godwin that the author of the Hypnerotomachia was a Dominican Friar by the name of Francesca Colonna who resided for the major part of his Adult life in Trevisio,Italy_NNW of Venice . The main contender presenting an alternative to Professor Godwin's mainstream interpretation vis a vis "Authorship" is_of course_Dr Liane Lefaivre of MIT who has presented a voluminous work_Leon Battista Alberti's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili_ in support of the thesis that Alberti_the Vitruvian Architect _translator of the Ten Books of Vitruvius_was the primary Author . Professor Joscelyn Godwin records in his Book ,The Real Rule of Four, that there are other contenders for this role _Francesca Colonna , the Aristocrat who lived in a Palatial Home at Palestrina, nr Rome .Beyond that some consider that Lorenzo the Magnificent de Medici (Florence) may have been the Author . Beyond that a consortium of Classical Philologists working under Lorenzo de Medici's direction (Felice Feliciano ?)

For some reason Authors during the Renaissance & Early Modern Period published their Works anonymously.I'm unsure-for instance- why the Author of the "Fama and Confessio of the Fraternity of RC" -the so-called Rosicrucian Maniestoes-(composed by Johann Valentin Andraea_the Lutheran Pastor-1586-1654 ) published the above works anonymously(original publication 1614 in Germany_English translation_1652).I assume it wasthe same with his later publication "The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz".According to Dame Francis Yates (author of The Rosicrucian Enlightenment) the life of the Author may have been in danger for political reasons .Accordingly ,the individuals who were influenced by Andraea's Manifesto _the Founders of The Royal Society in the UK in 1660_Francis Bacon ,Lord Verulum,John Evelyn etc _possibly Descartes on the continent _worked in secret as a hermetically sealed unit known only to themselves .

Below_Johann Valentin Andraea

Below .The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz.

In the case of the Hypnerotomacchia Poliphili I can't see any reason why the Work could be deemed dangerous in a political sense >It does seem that Leon Battiste Alberti had to be careful during the Course of his lifetime not to associate too closely with Scholars associated with the Pagan Revival given that there were Reactionary Popes (prior to the days of the Reformation_Counter-Reformation) who came down heavily on proponents of Alchemy_Neo-Platonic Wisdom_Hermeticism_Mathmatics as Heretics ..In fact there was a close Alliance during the time when the Hypnerotomachia was written_the Incunabula period 1450-1500...through to 1700(The period of "The Scientific Revolution"..and beyond)when there was a very close link between those who investigated Alchemy,Neo-Platonism_Merkabah Mysticism_Kabbalah-Egyptian Hermeticism(ie Occult Science in general ) AND the nascent or ongoing development of Empirical Science_Applied Science/Technology of our Modern Era....eg (1)It is said for instance that Nicolaus Copernicus,the originator of the Helio_Centric System of the Universe ( a "World -View" that superceded the Ptolomeic system) presented a diagrammatic image-woodcut of the New Heliocentric system_in the "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" & this depicted the 2nd C Egyptian Sage HermesTrismegistus at the top of the page presiding over the"new" Astronomical Model .( see Giodarno Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition>Frances Yates) (2) .... Obviously the Work is both a Romantic Allegory as well as an Erotic Treatise bordering on the Pornographic in places . So-given that the (alleged) Author _Francesca Colonna_was supposed to be a Dominican Friar bound to Vows of Celibacy he may have had the Work published anonymously via a "Go-Between"_(Leonardo Crasso) because he feared disciplinary treatment by the monastic Authorities(Francesca Colonna_the Monk_ was_in fact_ subject to a form of Monastic Tribunal late in his life & walked out the proceedings in disgust.) My feeling _however_ is that Francesca Colonna was just a somewhat pugnacious & mischievous character who enjoyed "winding-up" the more conservative Catholic Clergy of the day_along with The Papacy. ( Certainly the Vatican dealt with the circulation of the Hypnerotomachia with a degree of distaste .I dont think the Work was banned (?) but certainly numerous copies were comandeered for serious scrutiny(Liane Lefaivre's book contains illustrations of censorship where Woodcuts that I think were_are_remain quite harmless were "inked-out"_but(possibly) the censors left the more Erotic Prints-Images ( eg The Startled Nymph & Satyr_the Triumph of Semele_Dionysius _ The Sacrafice to Priapus_undamaged ? (*** BELOW _note to Dr Liane Lefaivre re The Triumph_Sacrafice to Priapus_Bacchus) . I'd imagine the Monks-Celibate Priests who did the Censoring_inking-out _ erased the images that were seemingly "harmless"_showed their Supervisers their Work_inking-out_then took their copy of the Book(Hypnerotomachia Poliphili...the Erotic Dream of Poliphilo) back to their Dormitories to "peruse" in private .I've always thought that _in one sense_the Hypnerotomachia has the quality of a "What the Butler saw"Sideshow _or,to a lesser extent, an old fashioned Erotic Sideshow at an old fashioned Carnival_travelling Fairground Show_especially in relation to the social ambience of Court Life in France at Fontainebleau&_later_Versailles .Queen Marie Antoinette was supposed to be obsessed with the Hypnerotomachia & no doubt spent many a Happy Hour with her Friends at the Petit Trianon perusing the Woodcuts in a voyeuristic fashion for purposes of "titillation"***(below)(& this does not detract from the more profound aspects of the HP as a philosophical Treatise etc) _in between playing Games_pretending that the Queen & her "Ladies in Waiting"were all Arcadian Sheperdesses in some pre-hensile Wonderland _back in "Arcady"_ before the Acolytes of Pan turned it into a syphillitic Hell-hole of Wanton Erotomaniacs unfit to spend their days in the Company of decent_law-abiding Citizens

The Lady who masqueraded as Mme de Pompadour on MySpace told me that _at the Court of Versailles during the Reigns of King Louis XIII & King Louis XIV "Poliphyllic" language was a popular pre-occupation amongst the Aristocracy _I guess as "chat-up lines" to flatter the opposite Sex_&,of course, to flatter those close to the beating Heart of it all _King Louis XIII and King Louis XIV _their many Mistresses & their umpteen illegitimate(grown-up) children . I just think that the Hypnerotomachia simply added an extra frisson of eroticism within social circles that were already rabidly sex-obsessed_acutely degenerate _ & of course _later on_in the Modern World_to serve as some kind of supplementary interest for people like the Polish film Director _Roman Polanski__self-evidently more sex obseessed than most people_ & to provide another layer of interest( Le Club Dumas etc ) for the bibliophiles_polyphiles who never tire of finding deeper layers of meaning within this supremely enigmatic Text without ever getting to the bottom of "what it's all about" & who-most probably-never will. And,of course, for people like myself_retired_with nothing better to do than formulate commentaries-raise questions without providing answers for the benefit of his perplexed Readership now_presumably_seriously in decline(if they ever existed at all in thefirst place) . Accordingly I'd say the Spirit of Mischief_a truly Mercurial Spirit_was at the Heart of Francesca Colonna's endeavours .

..............................................................................................................................Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (A) AUTHORSHIP_Precis_Allee 1 (acute accent on first "e" of Allee)_ pp42-49 THE DREAM GARDENS (READING THE FRENCH GARDEN :Story and History :Denise Le Dantec and Jean-Pierre Le Dantec(MIT Press.1993))

Precis..Readng the French Gdn _ complete at later date .

The above Commentary on the Hypnerotomachia vis a vis Authorship ( Allee 1_the DREAM GARDENS _Reading the French Garden_pp 42-49) is the most interesting Work_on Garden History_ I've read_ to date in rel to History as Story_History as Novel .(Also interesting chpts on St Fiacre,the Huguenot Agronomist Olivier de Serres,the Mollett Family<Le Notre) Prof Godwin's Precis (2 CHPTs) in The Real Rule of Four and The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance (CHPT 1) are useful as a preparatory read .

Allee 2 ..notes

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Prof Collingwood_"The Historical Imagination"_ The Idea of History ..Notes

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THE PAGAN DREAM OF THE RENAISSANCE (Joscelyn Godwin )

Notes on above(Pagan Dream)

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THE RULE OF FOUR .Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason _Notes (Below)

Notes on THE RULE OF FOUR