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Venice, Petrus de Quarengiis, Bergomensis, 11 October 1497. In 2°. 295 x 205 mm. Large full-page woodcut frame at the beginning of the first canto, missing the large opening woodcut of the Inferno, woodcuts at the beginning of each canto, halos, several restored leaves, the last leaf with restoration and loss of portions of text, modern binding in full blue morocco with gilt frames on the boards and gilt edges.
Specialist Notes
Rare and important, richly illustrated edition of the Divine Comedy, with commentary by Landino.
A noteworthy figure is the creator of this edition: Pietro di Giovanni de Quarengi (Petrus de Quarengiis) who began his activity as a printer in Venice in 1492 introducing himself with the name of «Petrus Bergomensis»: he was in fact originally from Palazzago, a town in the province of Bergamo. The IISTC reports 61 of his editions with 479 copies reported in libraries around the world. His activity continued until 1517.
Hain-C. 5953; Hind (II, 483); GW 7972; BMC V, 513; Goff D-35; Essling 534; Sander 2316.
A noteworthy figure is the creator of this edition: Pietro di Giovanni de Quarengi (Petrus de Quarengiis) who began his activity as a printer in Venice in 1492 introducing himself with the name of «Petrus Bergomensis»: he was in fact originally from Palazzago, a town in the province of Bergamo. The IISTC reports 61 of his editions with 479 copies reported in libraries around the world. His activity continued until 1517.
Hain-C. 5953; Hind (II, 483); GW 7972; BMC V, 513; Goff D-35; Essling 534; Sander 2316.
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