Authors: Betony Vernon
Seductive wisdom requires cultivation and knowledge
.
Betony Vernon’s
Boudoir Bible
can elevate even the most love-savvy to the status of Erotic Maestra or Maestro!
—Dita von Teese
Betony understands that sex is the center of the greater whole
.
She has committed herself to exploring it, and she is right—the important thing is to dig straight down to the core. White is the symbol of purity, but as the sum of all colors, it can be seen as the addition of experience. On the other hand, black, the absence of color, is pure. Betony instinctively always chose black
.
—Philippe Starck
In the age of fashion and art, Betony Vernon reminds us that true luxury is not something you can buy, but something we give to each other
.
By revealing the secrets of the Sexual Ceremony, she turns fetish, perversion, and kink into an intimate science and joyful self-expression
.
—Olivier Zahm,
editor-in-chief of
Purple
magazine
Betony Vernon—protean, legendary, and above all, woman—has the imagination and the courage to bring back to sex, and to the heart, the centrality they should have
.
—Francesco Clemente
Betony Vernon awakens our innate desires at their most essential and fertile source.… Through inspired daring she encourages us to immerse ourselves into our sensuous pleasures, as sentient and whole sexual beings
.
—Lisa Z. Morgan, author of
Design Behind Desire
Betony Vernon is an inspiration leading us all to the door of sexual, spiritual possibility. She taps into the power of sexual creative energy and the positive effects that it can have in our lives
.
—Samantha Roddick, founder of Coco de Mer
The Boudoir Bible
is an essential tome for anyone looking to have a lifelong, deeply satisfying love life. You won’t just read this book, you will experience it
.
—Aimee Mullins, actor
First published in hardcover in the United States of America in 2013 by
Rizzoli International Publications
300 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
www.rizzoliusa.com
This ebook edition © 2013 Rizzoli International Publications
Text © 2013 Betony Vernon
Illustrations © 2013 François Berthoud
Editor: Dung Ngo
Copy Editor: Elizabeth Smith
Creative Direction: Richard Pandiscio
Design: William Loccisano and Tim Lahan / Pandiscio Co.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior consent of the publisher.
eISBN: 978-0-8478-4058-8
v3.1