Dante Alighieri; Lodovico Dolce (commentary). LA DIVINA COMEDIA DI DANTE CON LA DICHIARATIONE. Venice: Appresso Dominico Farri, 1578. Reprint (of 1569 edition). Limp parchment, manuscript on spine and tail edge. 12mo; a12 B6 (B6r blank) A-S12 T8 V-2B12 (2B12 blank); [36], 598, [2]pp. Italic type; text in Italian. With printed marginalia, woodcut printer's device, head-pieces, and ornaments. Edit16 1178.

5 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

This 1578 edition is a reprint of Farri's 1569 edition which was a reprint of the 1555 edition from Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, et Fratelli. It offers commentary as well as a life of the poet, both by the important Italian scholar Lodovico Dolce.

Parchment darkened, wear at tail with fraying/wear/losses at tail and headbands, faint manuscript and stain on upper board; cracking and small separation at front hinge with first gathering loose, yet overall still sturdy; wear at paste-downs, several leaves with fraying including title page, a4 with significant loss and partially adhered to a3v; B6r with manuscript, occasional additional manuscript or ink mark; pages with light to moderate toning, with occasional small stain, corner wormhole, foxing, or small loss or tear not impacting text; frequent grime and damp staining at corners and margins; a fair to good copy.