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| Keywords: Lo amoroso Convivio di Dante.jpg en Venice Giovanni Antonio Nicolini da Sabbio and Brothers for Niccolò and Domenico dal Gesù October 1521 <br /> 8vo 147 x 100mm woodcut profile portrait of Dante on title-page woodcut device of dal Gesù on verso of title-page with final blank leaf contemporary limp vellum lettered on spine small repair to foot of title-page slightly affecting woodcut title-leaf slightly soiled small stain in last few leaves lacking both pairs of ties <br /> Second edition of Dante's Convivio first printed in Florence in 1490 In the preface Dante justifies his use of the vernacular for writing this text for Bembo's praise of the vernacular see http //www sothebys com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/music-continental-books-manuscripts-l14402/lot 139 html lot 139 1521-10 http //www sothebys com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/music-continental-books-manuscripts-l14402/lot 118 html Sotheby's London 20 May 2014 lot 118 Domenico dal Gesù other versions Custom license marker 2016 12 11 PD-old-100-1923 Portraits of Dante Alighieri Books by Dante Alighieri 1521 Images from Sotheby's | ||||
