Creator
Dante.
Title
Le Terze Rime.
Coverage
Venice
Publisher
Aldus Manutius
Date
August 1502.
Description
Although Aldus focused his publication program on ancient literature, he admired later writers whose style reflected the elegance of the classical era. Dante was printed as early as 1472, but this Aldine edition is the first appearance of the Divine Comedy in the smaller octavo format pioneered by Aldus. This copy is printed on vellum, with the opening initial of each book illuminated in red, blue, green, and gold.
Source
From the collection of T. Kimball Brooker.