Divine Comedy - Frankfurt Manuscript

The magnum opus by Dante Alighieri (ca. 1265–1321) is a cornerstone of Italian illumination
Jacopo della Lana (ca. 1290 – ca. 1365) wrote one of the first and most highly acclaimed commentaries on the Divine Comedy around 1323–28
This copy was probably splendidly illuminated by Niccolò da Bologna (ca. 1325 – ca. 1403)

Divine Comedy - Frankfurt Manuscript

MS lat. qu. 57 (Ausst. 33) Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

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Divine Comedy - Frankfurt Manuscript

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Dante Alighieri - Göttliche Komödie MS lat. qu. 57
La Commedia col commento di Jacopo della Lana dal Codice francofortese arci-β
Divine Comedy MS lat. qu. 57
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 444 pages / 35.0 × 24.0 cm
Origin: Italy
Date: After 1350
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Gothic
Genre: Literature / Poetry
Language: Italian
Illustrations: 7 historiated initials, 6 bas-de-page illuminations; ca. 200 decorated initials, numerous borders
Content: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri with a commentary by Jacopo della Lana
Artist / School: Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) (author)
Niccolò da Bologna (ca. 1325 – ca. 1403) (illuminator?)
Previous Owners: Heinrich Mylius; Stadtbibliothek Frankfurt am Main; Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main

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#1 La Commedia col commento di Jacopo della Lana dal Codice francofortese arci-β

Reichsdruckerei – Frankfurt am Main, 1939

Publisher: Reichsdruckerei – Frankfurt am Main, 1939

Limited Edition: 500 copies

Commentary: 1 volume by Friedrich Schmidt-Knatz
Languages: Italian, German

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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