Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (US)
: Incun. 1481 .D3
N° ISTCid00029000
AuteurDante Alighieri
TitreLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
Adresse bibliographiqueFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Langueita
SujetLiterature
Mots cléspoetry; commentary; collection
Périodemedieval
Description de l’exemplaire
ID de l’exemplaire02141489
Institution de conservationWashington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (US)
CollectionRosenwald Collection
CoteIncun. 1481 .D3
NoteCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481", with data provided by Stephanie Stillo (Washington D. C., Library of Congress, Lessing J. Rosenwald Graphic Arts Collection).
Description matérielleContaining 19 engravings, that to canto I mounted on repaired portion of leaf [16], that to Canto II printed on the page, that to canto III mounted and largely repaired. The following 16 are also printed on plates and pasted in (Category D of Hind's classification system).
Taille du feuillet400 × 265 mm
Note sur les particularité(s) d’exemplaireWithout blanks [1], [14-15], and [371-372].
LC copy: from the library of Sir George Holford; ex libris Cortland F. Bishop.
Support du textePapier
Source"The Lessing J. Rosenwald collection : a catalog of the gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress, 1943 to 1975", Library of Congress, Washington 1977, pp. 50-51 no. 229.
Provenance
1860 -
1927
Aire géographiquee-uk-en
Période1860 - 1927
Type de provenanceEx-libris
NoteSold in 1927: The Holford library. Catalogue of the magnificent series of illuminations on vellum forming part of the collections at Dorchester House, Park Lane... which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby & Co., London, 1927, Part II, Dec. 5-9 1927, starting price £500. Purchased by Quaritch for £3950
SourceCatalogue de bibliothèque
Provenance
1938
LieuNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Aire géographiquen-us-ny
Période - 1938
Type de provenanceEx-libris
Source (d'information) bibliographique
NoteCortland-Bishop coat of arms pasted to the front pastedown.
Sold in March 1938: The Cortlandt F. Bishop Library, sold by order of the executors, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, 30 East 57th Street, New York, 1938, p. 163, lot 537. A copy of the catalogue priced by Anderson Galleries reveals that it was sold for $13500.
Prix13500 $
SourceLivre en main
Catalogue de bibliothèque
Provenance
1935 -
1943
LieuJenkintown (Geonames ID: 5195363)
Aire géographiquen-us-pa
Période1935 - 1943
Type de provenanceSource (d'information) bibliographique
NoteMr. Rosenwald's collection was housed in his private gallery, the Alverthorpe Gallery in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.
Mode d’acquisitionAchat
SourceLivre en main
Provenance
1943 -
LieuWashington (Geonames ID: 4140963)
Aire géographiquen-us-dc
Période1943 -
Type de provenanceSource (d'information) bibliographique
NoteNot long after Mr. Rosenwald's passing, on June 24, 1979, the collection was brought to Washington and is available for consultation in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
Mode d’acquisitionLegs
SourceLivre en main
Catalogue de bibliothèque
Informations supplémentaires
ComplétudeLa description des marques de provenance est considérée comme incomplète
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