num_pages: 96
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 Also included in the first illustrated edition is a remarkable collection--previously unpublished--of early Mughal and other rare erotic paintings.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.
language: English
title: The Perfumed Garden
titlecomplete: The Perfumed Garden
genres: Classics, Relationships, History, Islam, Romance, Erotica, 15th Century, Literature, Sexuality, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 898
publisher: Park Street Press