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Alighieri, Dante
(Firenze 1265 - Ravenna 1321)
Dante Aligieri's comedy with Alessandro Vellutello's new exposition, 1544
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Venice, for Francesco Marcolini at the instantia of Alessandro Vellutello, 1544. In 4th. On the frontispiece hand-colored noble coat of arms made in a subsequent period, numerous illustrations engraved in wood, text framed by the comment, on paper L2 small gap in the outer margin, on AN5 small gap with loss of text, on paper AF5 tear without loss, some stains and light water gore, some burnished papers, first and last files slightly loose, the last white paper missing, brown leather binding with rich dry-embossed decoration, leather and metal clasps, back with 3 ribs, signs of wear. Ex libris on the title page and on the counterplate.
Specialist Notes
Famous and illustrious edition, the first with the commentary by Vellutello and the marvelous Marcolinian engravings. For the illustrations, perhaps due to Marcolini himself, a skilled draftsman and friend of Titian, it was used as a model for all subsequent illustrated editions of the Comedy. Gamba, 387: "Beautiful edition, decorated with elegant wood carvings"; De Batines I, p.82: "Beautiful and rare edition listed among the rare ones"; Sander 2823; Country houses 72; Mambelli 30: '' Original and highly sought after edition of the Vellutello exhibition ''; Adams D94; Mortimer Italian, 146; Essling I: 2, i, 545; Brunet II, 503.