Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France (FR)
: Rés. Yd. 16
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 Id02140643
Holding InstitutionParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France (FR)
ShelfmarkRés. Yd. 16
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 leaves380 × 285 mm
Copy Features - NoteFrom “Commento sopra la «Commedia»”, edited by Paolo Procaccioli, p. 137: "2 ill. (=Hind A), con una pergamena miniata applicata."
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.
De Marinis, pp. 348-49.
“Commento sopra la «Commedia»”, edited by Paolo Procaccioli, Salerno, Rome 2014, p. 137.
Provenance
1481 -
1500
Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1500
Provenance TypeDecoration
Decoration NoteIlluminated initial and marginal decoration traced in ink on leaf <i>r and a1r.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1481 -
1500
Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1500
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesSeveral manuscript latin annotations in black ink. Notes summarising some passages before l. a1r.
Extraction of keywordsYes
Lecture notesYes
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1481 -
1504
PlaceCapaccio (Geonames ID: 3180746)
Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1504
Provenance TypeDecoration
Decoration NoteEx-legato, illuminated parchment leaflet added at the beginning of the text block. On the recto, an epigraph: "LUD. PODOCATHARUS CYPRIUS S. R. E. PBR CARDINALIS BENEVENTANUS TESTAMENTO BIBLIOTHECAE PONT. LEGAVIT". On the verso: St Jerome in the Wilderness with a patron (?).
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1504 -
1797
PlaceCittà del Vaticano (Geonames ID: 3164670)
Areae-vc
Time period1504 - 1797
Provenance TypeDecoration
NoteThe ex legato (see above) states that the volume was bequeathed to the Vatican Library. On the head margin of the first folio of the Proemio: shelfmark 11512.
Method of acquisitionBequest
Historic Shelfmark11512
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1797 -
Areae-fr
Time period1797 -
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRetrospective stamp from the 2nd Empire.
Confiscated, based on a list established by Van Praet.
Binding noteParchment binding on boards. On the spine: four ribs and labels with previous and present shelfmark.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
Binding statusRebound
SourceBook in hand
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
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