Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France (FR)
: Rés. Yd. 15
ISTC No.id00029000
AuthorDante Alighieri
TitleLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ImprintFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02140635
Holding InstitutionParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France (FR)
ShelfmarkRés. Yd. 15
NoteCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481", with data provided by Nathalie Coilly (Bibliothèque nationale de France).
Physical DescriptionTwo engravings for Cantos I and II (Category A of Hind's classification system).
Size of leaves415 × 275 mm
Support material (book)Paper
SourceM. Pellechet, "Catalogue général des incunables des bibliothèques publiques de France", III, A. Picard et fils, Paris 1897, pp. 100-101 no. 4114.
A. M. Hind, "Early Italian Engraving. A critical catalogue with complete reproduction of all the prints described", Kraus Reprint, 1970 Nendeln, p. 104.
“Commento sopra la «Commedia»”, edited by Paolo Procaccioli, Salerno, Rome 2014, p. 137.
Provenance
1481 -
1500
Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1500
Provenance TypeDecoration
Decoration NoteThe engravings are heavily coloured. Illuminated initial and frame on l. a1r, with grottesche, phytomorph elements and two knights with coats of arms. Red and blue pen initials.
Illustration coloured in by handYes
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Coat of armsYes
Pen initialsYes
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1481 -
1500
Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1500
Provenance TypeDecoration
NoteOn the illuminated frame on l. a1r a knight holds an unidentified coat of arms (light blue, six diamonds and ½ silver, with two doves, arms of the order of S. John of Jerusalem).
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1481 -
1503
PlaceRodi (Geonames ID: 400666)
Areae-gr
Time period1481 - 1503
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
NoteOn the illuminated frame on l. a1r a knight holds d’Aubusson's coat of arms (quartered, 1 and 4 red with a silver cross, 2 and 3 gold with and anchored cross in red).
psourcea
provenance
1792 -
placenameParis (Geonames ID: 2988507)
areae-fr
timeperiod1792 -
provenanceType1
noteTwo stamps: stamp n°13, used between 1735 and 1792, and retrospective stamp of the 2nd Empire.
The volume must have therefore entered the Bibliothèque Royale's collection before 1792.
bindingNoteGilt-tooled brown leather binding on boards. On the spine: gilt-tooled decoration and title, label with present shelfmark.
bindingDatew
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
bindingStatusb
titling
toolingb
psourcea
otherInformation
completeness1
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