Divina commedia
Dante Alighieri (Florence 1265 - Ravenna 1321)
Category
Books
Date
1819
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3257119.3
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. 3. :. port ;. 11 cm. (16mo.) Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Provenance: armorial bookplate of George William Blathwayt with shield and eagle [possibly = Col. George William Blathwayt (1797-1871) or Capt. George William Blathwayt (1824-1899)]. Binding: nineteenth-century half binding with tan calf and blue marbled paper; red sprinkled edges; simple gilt fillet decoration to create spine compartments; 'La Divina Commedia Di Dante' lettered in gold directly on spine.
Makers and roles
Dante Alighieri (Florence 1265 - Ravenna 1321) Stefano Egidio Petroni (fl.1816) Stefano Egidio Petronj (1770-1837)