MilCL
: Early Printed 1481
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 Id02141491
Holding InstitutionMilCL
ShelfmarkEarly Printed 1481
NoteCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481", with data provided by Janice Braun (Oakland, Mills College).
Physical DescriptionThree engravings: one for Canto I, one for Canto II and a repetition of the second engraving before Canto III (Cathegory B of Hind's classification system).
Size of leaves392 × 245 mm
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1481 -
1500
Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1500
Provenance TypeDecoration
Decoration NoteIlluminated gilt initial on a floral background with a portrait of Dante and marginal floral decoration on leaf a1r. Three more illuminated initials on leaves s7r, s8r and aaa2r, incomplete; the other initials are supplied in blue ink. The three engravings are tinted.
Illustration coloured in by handYes
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Pen initialsYes
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1650 -
1650
PlaceValle Pesio (Cuneo) (Geonames ID: 3178761)
Areae-it
Time period1650 - 1650
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteOwnership inscription on leaf [π]1r: "Ex libris Marcj Plebani Sancti Teodati(?) de Valle Pesae 1650".
Manuscript notesMarginal annotations throughout the whole book, most are shorter and a few are longer.
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1841 -
1883
Areae-uk-en
Time period1841 - 1883
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteFull brown morocco gilt-tooled binding.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
ToolingGold
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1877 -
1948
PlaceOakland (Geonames ID: 5378538)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1877 - 1948
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBookplate on the front pastedown.
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1948 -
PlaceOakland (Geonames ID: 5378538)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1948 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBookplate on the recto of the first flyleaf: "Mills College, Albert M. Bender Collection".
Although his bookplate appears in the book, Bender never owned this volume. He was a great benefactor to Mills College and there is a named collection for him in special collections. This bookplate simply denotes that this book became part of the “Bender Collection” at some point after it was given to the college by Aurelia Reinhardt.
Method of acquisitionBequest
SourceBook in hand
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2021-07-09 08:17:48