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Verona, Salani, Officina Bodoni, 1963-64. In 2nd. 6 vols. With 100 color illustrations by Salvador Dalì made in Paris on Rives paper by Raymond Jacquet, little eye engraved in red at the beginning of each volume, text printed in two colours, respectively red for the two volumes of Hell, purple for Purgatory and blue for Paradise, loose issues in sheets, in chemise and editorial paperback within a color printed slipcase, some volumes retain the publisher's control label. Limited edition of 3044 copies, this is no. 1629. Preface by Giovanni Nencioni. § Together:Salvador Dalì, 100 woodcuts for the Divine Comedy. Catalogue raisonné. Rome, ELDEC Editions, 1980.
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Beautiful limited edition copy printed by Stamperia Valdonega of Verona on handmade paper by the Magnani Brothers of Pescia. The color woodcuts that embellish the work were without a doubt Dalì's most important illustrative work. The iconographic apparatus is made up of 100 plates, measuring 355 x 280 mm. It took 5 years of work, from '60 to '64, to engrave the 3,500 pieces of wood to progressively imprint the 35 colors of each individual panel; the work of engraving the wooden plates was carried out by Master Raymond Jacquet under the direct supervision of Salvador Dalì who poured into illustrating the Divine Comedy the most relevant motifs of his metaphysical and mystical research.
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