1827 DANTE Divine Comedy PISA Italy Accademia Crusca Inferno Purgatory Italian

1827 DANTE Divine Comedy PISA Italy Accademia Crusca Inferno Purgatory Italian

Few works throughout the history of all written history have had such an impact on the readership of humanity. The Divine Comedy is Dante’s record of an allegorical journey through the spiritual realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. This medieval classic depicts Classical themes, Christian history, and Medieval politics. It has been the inspiration for countless plays, art, books, pieces of music, movies, and more!

This 1827 edition of ‘Divine Comedy’ is notable for containing an extensive commentary by, as the title suggests, a ‘contemporary of Dante’. And while the commentary’s author is unknown, this particular issue was collected and edited by the Accademia della Crusca – one of the most prestigious and well-recognized institutions of the Italian language.

Item number: #24833

Price: $750

ALIGHIERI, Dante

L’ Ottimo Commento della Divina Commedia testo inedito d’un contemporaneo di Dante citato dagli Accademici della Crusca

Pisa: presso Niccolo Capurro, 1827-1828.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • Inferno – XIV, [2], 668
    • 3 plates
  • Purgatory – [2], 621, [1]
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Edward Francis Witts
  • Likely Edward Francis Witts (1813-1886), rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire. He was also the father of George Backhouse Witts (1846–1912), a British civil engineer and archaeologist who specialised in the prehistoric barrows of Gloucestershire. Motto: ANTE OBITUM NEMO FELIX
• Language: Italian
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.25in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)
• Rare and desirable

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