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Key Words . . 7
Places . . 101
Leading Artists . . 213
Appendixes . . 375
Chronology . . 376
Index of Artists . . 380
Bibliography . . 382

1 'My age is as a lusty winter': The Age of Old Age . . 9
2 'Old age has always been revered': The Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds . . 31
3 'All want to reach old age but nobody wants to be old': The Middle Ages and Renaissance . . 71
4 'An idle youth makes a needy old age': The 17th Century . . 113
5 'Long live the republic where old men preside': The 18th Century . . 175
6 'Don't complain about old age': The 19th Century . . 211
7 'I do not think of myself as old': The 20th Century . . 263

Notes . . 303
Further Reading . . 313
Sources of Illustrations . . 315
Index . . 318

Introduction . . 8
Creation and the Geography of the Next World . . 11
The Path of Evil . . 67
The Path of Salvation . . 121
The Last Days: Judgment and Reality . . 167
The Infernal Cohorts . . 231
The Angelic Cohorts . . 279
General Index and Index of Artists . . 375

INTRODUCTION . . 7
THE TROUBADOUR . . 12
TRISTAN AND ISOLT . . 14
LANCELOT . .30
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT . . 36
THE GAMES OF LOVE . . 48
THE CHATELAINE OF VERGI . . 64
THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE . . 78
TEXT SOURCES AND FURTHER READING . . 94
ILLUSTRATION REFERENCES . . 96