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Alighieri, Dante

(Firenze 1265 - Ravenna 1321)

The Comedy of Dante Alighieri [!] with the new exposition by Alessandro Vellutello, 1544

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€ 5.000 - 7.000

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Vinegia, for Francesco Marcolini: at the instance of Alessandro Vellutello, of the month of June [!] 1544. In 4°. 3 full-page figures in the text and approximately 80 woodcut illustrations, slight marginal browning, otherwise a perfect example, 18th century marbled calf binding with gold decorations on the spine, red edges, modern noble ex libris with the motto Constantia et Labore glued to the back cover, ownership stamp of Gio. Longo da Asti on the frontispiece.

Specialist Notes

First edition of Vellutello's commentary on the Divine Comedy, edited by Marcolini, which follows a few years later the commentaries on Petrarch (1525) and Virgil (1533). The text is embellished with beautiful woodcuts, which are generally ascribed to Marcolini himself .

Sander 2328; Brunet II, 503: «One of the best ancient editions of Dante»; Gamba 387: «A very beautiful edition, adorned with elegant woodcuts»; Mambelli 30: «A very rare and highly sought-after original edition of Vellutello's exposition [...] it is considered one of the best ancient editions in Italian character».

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