Single leaf from Dante's 'La Commedia', 1477

Single leaf (g1) from Dante Alighieri's 'La Commedia', double columns, running head 'Infernus', rubricated in red and blue ink, slight fading and bleeding, some minor loss to edges, 4to., [printed by Vindelinus de Spira, Venice, 1477] (1)

*** A masterwork of early Italian literature, the Divine Comedy (1321) documents Dante Alighieri's fictional passage through hell (Inferno), purgatory (Purgatorio), and heaven (Paradiso), accompanied by Virgil. This 1477 edition, printed in Venice by Wendelin of Speyer, and edited by Cristoforo Beradi da Pesaro, is remarkable in that it is the first edition of the work to include extensive commentary, written by Jacopo della Lana.

Dimensions: 33 x 22.7cm (13 x 9 in.)