DANTE. Incunabulum - Lot 1

DANTE. Incunabulum Danthe Aleghieri fiorentino. La divina commedia. Venice, Matheo di Chodecha da Parma, 29novembre 1493. A small folio volume. In 19th c. boards. Signatures: a-z⁸ &⁸ A-N⁸ O⁶ Without the initial ten leaves of the Proemium, which appears to have been printed after the first release to the bookshop. Extraordinary edition of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, produced by Pietro da Figino and commented on by Cristoforo Landino. Magnificent illustrations: three full-page plates (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso); 97 (33+32+32) tableautins and two large initials; numerous initials. Large-margined copy (310 x 215 mm) entirely annotated in the margins (headlines in red ink; notes in black ink), by a scholar of the time. Note his numerous corrections to the text. The margins have not been cut since this scholar annotated them. Defects: some wetness and foxing. References: id00034000; Goff D34; HR 5952 = H 5951; Sander 2315; Essling 533; CIBN D-17; Coq 182; Jammes D-2; Zehnacker 757; Polain(B) 1226; IGI 365; IBP 1838; SI 1294; Sajó-Soltész 1136; IBE 287; Martín Abad D-4; Coll(S) 352; Voull(B) 4070; Walsh 2425, 2426; Bod-inc D-017; Sheppard 4361, 4362; Pr 4996; BMC V 484; GW 7971