From the back flap:
This book is a study of the Symbolic Rose (Paradiso XXXII), of its perfect harmonious whole in the uniqueness of Dante's vision. It probes its structure, the personae, symbolism, numerology, geometric design and its relationship with Gothic architecture and the figurative arts. This approach, which embraces the theological, philosophical, exegetical tradition of the Middle Ages and the artes liberales, unravels the Poet's "novella vista" in his magnificent creation of the City of the Blessed Souls.

Contents:
page 7 Introduction. Status Quaestionis
21 I. Tradition and Innovation
35 II. Stucture of the Rose
57 III. The Personae of the Rose
57 Part I: The Hebrew Women
87 Part II: Remaining Figures
111 IV. Numerical Symbolism
137 V. The Rose and the Gothic Cathedral
161 Conclusion
165 Appendix
173 Index