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1544

Venetian 16th Century, Dante Alighieri (author)

Associated Names
Dante Alighieri

Author, Italian, 1265 - 1321

This is a photograph of an old book opened to a title page. The photograph shows an open book with the left page blank and the right page containing text. The text on the right page is written in Italian and includes the title "LA COMEDIA DI DANTE ALIGIERI CON LA NO, VA ESPOSITIONE DI ALESSANDRO VELLTVELLO". Below the title, there is a further text paragraph granting permission for printing under the authority of Venice. The pages appear aged, with slight discoloration and spotting consistent with old paper. The book’s edges and binding suggest a hardcover format possibly covered with leather.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 3 full-page wood-engraved illustrations and 101 wood-engraved vignettes

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 23.18 × 15.88 × 6.03 cm (9 1/8 × 6 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.80.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

[Il Polifilo Libri Rari di A. Framnchini & C. s.a.s., Milan]; purchased 2015 by NGA.

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