Compiled in 1620 by an unknown collector, Theater of Love may well have been a lavish gift for a loved one. Printed in vivid color on heavy paper, this sumptuous facsimile reproduces all 143 copperplate engravings of the original, offering diverting images in styles that range from the mythological to the erotic. The illustrations are paired with the love poems and bawdy verses that went with them, while Carsten-Peter Warncke provides annotations and an extensive introduction to this impeccable tribute to love in all its forms.