London, Sir John Soane's Museum (GB)
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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 Id02141160
Holding InstitutionLondon, Sir John Soane's Museum (GB)
NoteCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481"
Physical Description18 engravings. While the engravings to Cantos I and II are printed on the text page, the ones to Cantos III-V, VIII-XII, XIV, and XVI-XIX are printed on plates and pasted in. Those to Cantos VII, XIV and XV are pasted-in pen and ink facsimiles, and that to Canto VI is not present.
Copy Features - NoteTipped in at the front is an unsigned, undated lithograph (34.8 x 49.2 cm) of 'Selections of drapery from an illuminated Manuscript of 14th Cent.y highly illustrative of the divine Poetry of the immortal Dante', a parody of John Flaxman's Compositions by John Flaxman, sculptor, R.A. from the divine poem of Dante Alighieri (1807 ed.). Pinned to the verso of the lithograph is a bibliographical note about Landino's edition in a C19th hand in Italian with a reference to Gamba, "Delle edizioni dei Testi di Lingua".
Support material (book)Paper
Source“Commento sopra la «Commedia»”, edited by Paolo Procaccioli, Salerno, Rome 2014, p. 133.
Provenance
1500 -
1700
Areae-it
Time period1500 - 1700
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesTraces of occasional manuscript annotations in ink that have been washed out remain throughout.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Provenance
1792 -
PlaceAlthorp (Geonames ID: 7296694)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1792 -
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteSold to George Hibbert
Provenance
1829
Areae-uk
Time period - 1829
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteA Catalogue of the Library of George Hibbert, Esq. of Portland Place. London, R.H. Evans, 16 March 1829.
George Hibbert auctioned off most of his art and books after succeeding to his wife's uncle Rogers Parker's Munden estate near Watford in 1828. R.H. Evans's sale of Hibbert's library ran for 42 days from 16 March to 6 June 1829. The present work forms lot 2492 on the 12th day is described as 'First Edition: fine copy in russia, with joints and borders of gold, ... This copy contains Fifteen Engravings from the designs of Boticelli [sic]. The plates to Cantos VII. XIV. XV. are supplied with Pen and Ink Drawings, and the Plate to Canto VI. is wanting. A copy so complete as the present is of very rare occurrence.'
Binding note19th-century diced russia, elaborate Greek key, beaded, and palmette and anthemion decorated gilt borders with neoclassical corner-pieces, gilt-tooled spine direct-lettered in gilt, doublures with Greek key and acanthus scroll roll-tool decoration, marbled central panel with gilt-tooled beaded borders, marbled endpapers, gilt edges, light blue silk bookmark with metallic thread fringe. Bound by Christian Samuel Kalthœber. With his oxidised label attached to verso of front free-endpaper reading 'Bound by C. Kalthœber. London'.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusRebound
ToolingGold
EdgesGilt
Decoration Note18 engravings. While the engravings to Cantos I and II are printed on the text page, the ones to Cantos III-V, VIII-XII, XIV, and XVI-XIX are printed on plates and pasted in. Those to Cantos VII, XIV and XV are pasted-in pen and ink facsimiles, and that to Canto VI is not present. Many initials hand-coloured in red or light blue.
Pen initialsYes
Manuscript notesTraces of occasional manuscript annotations in ink that have been washed out remain throughout.
SourceBibliography
Provenance
1829 -
1829
Areae-uk
Time period1829 - 1829
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteThomas and William Boone note on their bill that the copy was bought at Mr Hibbert's Sale.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Manuscript notesAn extensive pencil note [11 lines] in William Boone's hand on the second front free-endpaper, with a reference to Ottley's "History of Engraving", pp. 415-424 vol I.
SourceBibliography
Provenance
1829 -
Areae-uk
Time period1829 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteSir John Soane bought the volume from T & W Boone on 28 March 1829 for £40.19s. His bookplate is on the front pastedown is annotated in pencil "61:8:0 / 11 Apl 1829", the date and total of the payment made to Boone 'By Cheque on Praeds'.
Date of evidence28 March 1829
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price40.19 £
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
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