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DANTE Alighieri (1265-1321). Dante col sito, et forma dell'inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta. [Toscolano:] Alessandro Paganino Benacenses, [c.1527-33].
The rare second edition in a small format, with the fine double-page woodcut of the descent through purgatory.
8vo (155 x 90mm). 3-line initial spaces with guide-letter, with blank l2 and H7, double-page woodcut illustration showing Jerusalem and the descent through purgatory and hell, and 2 full-page diagrams of hell and purgatory. Modern calf decorated in gilt and blind, gilt edges; Italian export seal issued by the Biblioteca Nazionale in Rome. Provenance: Rappaport, Rome (bookseller’s ticket) — Count Alessandro Magnaguti, Mantua (1887-1966; bookplate, binding).
This edition by Alessandro Paganini follows the 1515 edition in 24°, reusing the text and woodcuts. Paganini published a series of works in octavo format inspired on the Aldine venture. Adams D-91; Brunet II 502; Sander 2318.
The rare second edition in a small format, with the fine double-page woodcut of the descent through purgatory.
8vo (155 x 90mm). 3-line initial spaces with guide-letter, with blank l2 and H7, double-page woodcut illustration showing Jerusalem and the descent through purgatory and hell, and 2 full-page diagrams of hell and purgatory. Modern calf decorated in gilt and blind, gilt edges; Italian export seal issued by the Biblioteca Nazionale in Rome. Provenance: Rappaport, Rome (bookseller’s ticket) — Count Alessandro Magnaguti, Mantua (1887-1966; bookplate, binding).
This edition by Alessandro Paganini follows the 1515 edition in 24°, reusing the text and woodcuts. Paganini published a series of works in octavo format inspired on the Aldine venture. Adams D-91; Brunet II 502; Sander 2318.
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