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Alighieri, Dante

Works of the divine poet Danthe with his commentaries: recorrecti et with every diligence newly imprinted in cursive letter, 1512

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Venice, Bernardino Stagnino, 1512, November 23rd. In 4°, 217 x 155 mm. Title page in red and black, in the centre image of St. Bernardino of Siena with radiant disk with Christ's monogram IHS and mitre at the bottom and top, within a frame, variant A according to Edit16, full-page illustration at the beginning of the first Canticle with Dante in three different poses next to Virgil and the three beasts, 98 woodcut illustrations in the text, restorations in the margins of the first and last leaves, marginal halos, tear on p.55 without loss, small woodworm holes in the internal margins of some leaves, overall a good copy, contemporary full leather binding with dry impressions, redone spine, inside on the back covers applied 13th century parchment sheets with Christian ritual.

Specialist Notes

Good genuine copy of this elegantly printed edition in Venice, the first of those printed by Stagnino. The text follows the Aldine edition of 1502 edited by Bembo with the addition of the Commentary by Cristoforo Landino and the corrections by Fra' Pietro da Figino, already published in 1491. The woodcuts are based on those of the 1491 edition.
Adams D 87; Sander 2320; Essling 536; Mortimer 144; Mambelli, 23.