Dante The Divine Comedy San Bernardo Tooled Leather Illuminated Manuscript Imago

Description: Exquisite Edition of the Medieval Manuscript of Dante's Divine ComedyBeautiful Tooled Peach Leather BindingIlluminated in Colours and Gold Description Dante AlighieriDivina Commedia Di San Bernardo. Codice 9, Biblioteca Del Seminario Vescovile Di Padova Rimini : Imago 2017 Limited Edition of 300 of which this is 69. Folio in blind stamped pale peach leather with clasps, in a cream linen box. Condition of the book and the box are near fine. 25.6 x 37.6 cm, unnumbered 167 ff (334 pp). A stunning facsimile edition of the Divine Comedy held at the Seminary Library at Padua, acquired by their librarian in 1720 as part of the book collection of the Paduan count Alfonso Alvarotti. It is profusely and richly illustrated in gold foil and colours, with large illuminations at the beginning of each of the three canticles, consisting of historiated initials, surrounded by a frieze of vines, flowers, and “drolleries” of human and animal figures. As well, there are large and glorious initials on many of the pages. The illustrations, which cleverly echo the part of the story they are illuminating, are unusual and a bit mysterious. The production of the manuscript has been dated to the second half of the 14th century and some suggest the illuminations were done in Umbria, with other scholars suggesting Perugia, while others reject a southern source. Research is ongoing but, whatever the location of the artist or artists who produced the decorations, there is no doubt about their skill and exquisite vision. As is usual with the Rimini/Imago facsimiles, the paper used is beautiful old paper treated to look as much like the original as possible. The leather bindings are meticulously handcrafted and hand sewn. And the condition of this example is near fine, with only the slightest evidence of any wear. A truly beautiful book and a scarce one, with only 300 copies made. Also contains the explanatory booklet. OCLC 1004270323 #11243 Shipping & Payment Terms WE ARE LOCATED IN CANADA but we can ship using USPS International Customers -- we may be able to ship more cheaply than we show ? please e-mail us to see what we can offer to your location. US Customers ? We ship twice or more a week using the US Postal Service via our courier from Canada to our mailing address in New York and then on to US addresses. We are able to offer competitive rates with this service, but if you require quicker shipping, please inquire. For books over $799 we may ship via CanadaPost from Toronto or via DHL. Canadian customers -- we may have to charge HST/GST for Canadian purchases (generally 5% for books). However, shipping is generally lower than on ebay?s shipping cost calculator. Email me with your province and I?ll be happy to calculate HST and shipping. We are happy to combine shipping! For our international customers, import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up -- do not confuse them with additional shipping charges. We really cannot show merchandise below value or mark items as "gifts" ? it can get us into all kinds of trouble with customs. Shipping to the UK and the EuroZone may require a VAT invoice. We have been selling books for over 20 years and pack and ship them with care. Thanks for bidding and thanks for being a fellow book lover. See our other listings for more unusual and rare books.

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