The second collection of historical essays by a prominent Polish poet, essayist and playwright Zbigniew Herbert; the first one is «Barbarian In The Garden» (Ivan Limbakh Publishing House, 2004), the third is «Labyrinth On The Sea-Shore». «Still Life With Bridle» is about the XVII century painting seen by a curious spectator «led by sympathy, antipathy, fearsome worship, furious enmity».