COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0929201dc
Reference Number:
Incunable 7495
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Dantis Aligherii poetae
Alternative Image Title:
Dante
Parent Work Title:
Dantis Aligerii poetae florentini Inferni capitulum primum incipit
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Divina Commedia
Translated Parent Work Title:
Divine Comedy
Creator:
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Butzbach, Paulus, active 1472-1481
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Columbinus, Veronensis
Creator Role:
Editor
Creator:
Augusta, Georgius de
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1472
Publication Details:
Mantua : Georgius de Augusta and Paulus de Butzbach, for Colombino Veronese
Page/Sheet:
1r
Description:
Portrait of Dante, crowned with a wreath of laurels, in a purple and gold frame and the name 'Dante' inside; at the foot of the same leaf, another vignette (initial 'N'?) with depicting Dante's arrival in Inferno and his meeting with the three wild beasts (leopard, lion and she-wolf).
Language Code:
ita-IT
Language:
Italian
Subject:
Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)
Subject:
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Subject:
Epic poetry, Italian--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Italian literature--15th century
Subject:
Literature, Medieval
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Italy: Mantua
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance:
Faber, Johannes, 1478-1541, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-08-2009
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Dantis Aligherii poetae
