Stanford CA, Stanford University, Green Library (US)
: KA1481 .D36 F CB
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 Id02141280
Holding InstitutionStanford CA, Stanford University, Green Library (US)
Shelfmark KA1481 .D36 F CB
NoteCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481", with data provided by Benjamin L. Albritton (Stanford University Library).
Physical DescriptionTwo engravings for Cantos I and II (Category A of Hind's classification system)
Size of leaves400 × 270 mm
Provenance
1500 -
1566
Areae-it
Time period1500 - 1566
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteAn inscription on leaf g.i. (r) : "Al molto magnifico signore il signore Francesco Grasso cexaro senatore dignissimo".
Decoration NoteTwo engravings for Cantos I (l. a.i.r) and II (l. b.i.v)
Manuscript notesA few marginal annotation.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
Areae
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Exlibris
NoteUnidentified printed armorial crest on the front pastedown.
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1825 -
1866
PlaceSudbury (Geonames ID: 2636564)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1825 - 1866
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Motto
Documentary Evidence
NoteArmorial bookplate from George John Warren Vernon on the front pastedown, bearing the motto "Vernon semper viret". Above it, there is another amorial bookplate with the same motto from an unidentified Vernon (maybe George John Warren, again).
The main part of his library was auctioned in 1918 by Sotheby’s New York on June 10th, 1918.
Provenance
1918 -
1927
Areae-uk
Time period1918 - 1927
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBook label on the front pastedown: "From the library of Louis Thompson Rowe of XV Hammersmith Terrace, W.". Thompson's collection was auctioned by Hodgsons in 1928.
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1928 -
1960
PlaceCharlottesville (Geonames ID: 4752031)
Arean-us-va
Time period1928 - 1960
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Exlibris
NoteArmorial bookplate on the front pastedown.
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1960 -
1987
PlaceFratta Polesine (Geonames ID: 3176559)
Areae-it
Time period1960 - 1987
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteFanan's bookplate on the front pastedown: "Vagliami il lungo studio e il grande amore che m'han fatto cercare lo tuo volume, Ex libris Giorgio Fanan".
Provenance
1987 -
PlaceStanford (Geonames ID: 5398563)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1987 -
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteStanford University holds Giorgio Fanan's Dante collection.
SourceBook in hand
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
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