London, Sir John Soane's Museum (GB)
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ISTC Nr.id00029000
VerfasserDante Alighieri
TitelLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ErscheinungsvermerkFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Spracheita
ThemenbereichLiterature
Stichwörterpoetry; commentary; collection
Zeitraummedieval
Beschreibung des Exemplars
Exemplar Nr.02141160
Besitzende BibliothekLondon, Sir John Soane's Museum (GB)
AnmerkungCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481"
Physische Beschreibung18 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.
Besonderheiten des ExemplarsTipped 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".
Trägermaterial (Buch)Papier
Quelle“Commento sopra la «Commedia»”, edited by Paolo Procaccioli, Salerno, Rome 2014, p. 133.
Provenienz
1500 -
1700
Regione-it
Zeitraum1500 - 1700
Art der ProvienienzHandschriftliche Anmerkungen
Handschr. EintragungenTraces of occasional manuscript annotations in ink that have been washed out remain throughout.
Hs. Eintragungen (Häufigkeit)gelegentlich
Provenienz
1792 -
Regione-uk-en
Zeitraum1792 -
Art der ProvienienzBuchhistorische Evidenz
AnmerkungSold to George Hibbert
Provenienz
1829
Regione-uk
Zeitraum - 1829
Art der ProvienienzBuchhistorische Evidenz
AnmerkungA 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.'
Beschreibung des Einbands19th-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'.
Bindedatum19. Jh.
Art des EinbandsHolzbuchdecke
Material der BuchdeckePapier
EinbandmaterialLeder
FurnitureJa
Status des EinbandsNeu gebunden
ToolingGoldprägung
EdgesGoldschnitt
Anmerkung zur Ausgestaltung18 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 initialsJa
Handschr. EintragungenTraces of occasional manuscript annotations in ink that have been washed out remain throughout.
QuelleBibliographie
Provenienz
1829 -
1829
Regione-uk
Zeitraum1829 - 1829
Art der Provienienzsonstige schriftliche Quellen
AnmerkungThomas and William Boone note on their bill that the copy was bought at Mr Hibbert's Sale.
Art der ErwerbungKauf
Handschr. EintragungenAn 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.
QuelleBibliographie
Provenienz
1829 -
Regione-uk
Zeitraum1829 -
Art der ProvienienzExlibirs
AnmerkungSir 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'.
Datum der Provenienzevidenz28 March 1829
Art der ErwerbungKauf
Preis40.19 £
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Letzte Änderung2021-11-12 07:29:43