The Vision or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri. . Translated by Henry Francis Cary. With 100 illustrations by John Flaxman.
Dante Alighieri (Florence 1265 - Ravenna 1321)
Category
Books
Date
1913
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ormesby Hall, Redcar and Cleveland
NT 3145262
Summary
Bibliographic description
xlv, [1], 578 p., plate . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. With a letter laid in written on Ormesby Hall notepaper and dated Dec 26th: "My dear Mary Thank you so much for that lovely knife you sent me, so here is a small little present for you which I am sending by Tom, so please excuse it being rather late in the day. Best love and wishes for the New Year fr Jack". Full blue morocco; gold-tooled and lettered on cover and spine: "The vision of Dante", gold edges.. Provenance: Inscribed: "Mary fr Jack Dec 25th 1916".
Makers and roles
Dante Alighieri (Florence 1265 - Ravenna 1321) H. F. Cary (1772 - 1844) John Flaxman RA (York 1755 – London 1826)