La Divina Commedia/ The Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri

5b, 1928  In Italian & English

Bound in orange vellum with red and gold endbands, gold titling on spine, and decorative art nouveau style gold emblem on front and back with a "D" in the center, also gold lines around edges of front and back covers, edges of pages uncut from pages 249-252 and pages 253-256

Notes

"La Divina Commedia" (The Divine Comedy) is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri, written in the early 14th century. It is widely considered one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, which depict Dante's allegorical journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Guided by the Roman poet Virgil and later by Beatrice, Dante explores themes of sin, redemption, and divine justice. The work is notable for its vivid imagery, moral philosophy, and its use of the Tuscan dialect, which helped establish it as the standard for the Italian language.

Description

Orange color faded to original white vellum on spine, front cover has some warping (which is typical with vellum) top corner is especially angled, white vellum also visible at corners and at top and bottom edge of spine, pages have minimal staining and foxing but edges of textblock are brown with faded guilding on top edge of textblock, swelling on board, intact, overall good condition.