Gorgeous and expressive miniatures illustrate the fantastic events of Dante’s Divine Comedy in this massive Trecento tome
Divine Comedy Ms. Pluteo 40.7
Italy — Second half of the 14th century

Divine Comedy Ms. Pluteo 40.7
Italy — Second half of the 14th century
Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) is regarded as one of the fathers of Italian literature
Although his original manuscript from ca. 1307 has not survived, numerous copies have been made
This specimen from the second half of the 14th century is one of the earliest and most beautiful
Divine Comedy Ms. Pluteo 40.7
- Dante Alighieri. Commedia Ms. Pluteo 40.7
- Göttliche Komödie Ms. Pluteo 40.7
Codicology
- Alternative Titles
- Dante Alighieri. Commedia Ms. Pluteo 40.7
Göttliche Komödie Ms. Pluteo 40.7 - Type
- Manuscript on paper
- Size / Format
- 478 pages / 39.0 × 29.0 cm
- Origin
- Italy
- Date
- Second half of the 14th century
- Epochs
- Style
- Genre
- Language
- Script
- Gothic Textualis; Mercantesca
1 available facsimile edition(s) of „Divine Comedy Ms. Pluteo 40.7 “
Dante Alighieri. Commedia Ms. Pluteo 40.7
- Publisher
- Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – Rome, 2018
- Limited Edition
- 599 copies
- Commentary
-
1 volume by Sonia Chiodo, Teresa De Robertis, Gennaro Ferrante, and Andrea Mazzucchi
Language: Italian - More Information
- 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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