Divo Guilielmo marchioni Montisferrati: militiae supremo dvci: Sacri Romani Imperii principi vicarioqve perpetvo. Martinvs Pavlvs Nidobeatvs Novariensis P.F.D.

Accession number:

PML 47271

Author:

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.

Published:

Milan : Ludovicus and Albertus Pedemontanus, for Guido Terzagus, [1477-1478].

Description:

[82, 74, 94] leaves ; 42.5 cm (fol.)

Credit Line:

Purchased in 1955. NNPM

Notes:

Title from prefatory letter caption, leaf [1]/1r. Incipit: "[D]antis Aldigerii clarissimi poetae Florentini comediam..." Dated 1 March 1478.
Imprint from ISTC.
Colophons at the end of each book. First colophon, leaf [11]/6v: Finita al nome di dio la prima cantica del glorioso poeta firentino Danti aldigeri la quale e chiamata inferno e contiene capitoli. xxxiiii. adi. xxvii. septembre. Mcccclxxvii. in la citta inclvta di milano; second colophon, leaf [21]10v: Finita alnome didio la seconda cantica dela comedia di Danti alidigeri excelso poeta Firentino appellata Purgatorio la quale contiene capitoli.xxxiii. adi. xxii. nouembre. Mccclxxvii. in la citta inclita di Melano Deo Laudes; third colophon, leaf [34]4r: Mediolani. Finis. MCCCLXXVIII.
On [34]7v, fourth colophon: Diua. Bo[na]. Ma[tre]. cum dulcinato. Io[hanne]. G[alea]z[io]. ducibus feliciss. ligurie ualida pace regnantibus. operi egregio manum supremam. Lud[ovici]. & Alber[ti]. pedemontani amico Ioue imposuerunt. Mediolani urbe illustri. anno gratie. MCCCCLXXVII. V. Id[us]. F[ebruarii]. / M[artinus]P[aulus]. N[idobeatus].N[ovariensis]. cum Gu[dione]. T[erzago]. fa[ciendum]. cu[raverunt] (see Gioia B.C. "L'edizione Nidobeatina della Divina Commedia", 8).
Printed in Pedemontanus's types 1:83G and 2:115R.
In three parts, dated: I) 27 Sept. 1477, more likely 1 March 1478 based on prefatory letter; II) 22 Nov. 1477; III) 9 Feb. 1478.
Collation, part I (Inferno): [1⁶; 2¹⁰ 3-5⁸ 6-7⁶ 8-10⁸ 11⁶]: 82 leaves, leaf [1]/6 blank; part II (Purgatorio): [12⁴; 13-14⁸ 15-16⁶ 17-20⁸ 21¹⁰]: 74 leaves; part III (Paradiso): [22-27⁸ 28-29⁶ 30⁸ 31-33⁶ 34⁸]: 94 leaves.
Paper format: Royal folio.
With the commentary of Jacopo della Lana, edited with additions by Martino Paolo Nidobeato, with the assistance, perhaps only financial, of Guidone Terzago.
Commentary by Jacopo della Lana and Martino Paolo Nidobeato.
Edited by Martino Paolo Nidobeato and Guido Terzagus.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 40.5 x 28 cm. NNPM

Binding:

18th/19th-century blind- and gilt-tooled diced tan calf over paper boards (42.5 x 30 cm), sewn on 5 supports. Marbled paper pastedowns and endleaves, with plain paper endleaves; decorative endbands. NNPM

Variant Title:

Divo Guilielmo marchioni Montisferrati: militiae supremo duci: Sacri Romani Imperii principi vicarioque perpetuo. Martinus Paulus Nidobeatus Novariensis P.F.D.

Inscriptions/Markings:

Hand decoration: Rubrication unrealized. Annotations: No marginal notations in text. NNPM

Provenance:

Libreria Antiquaria Hoepli, cat. 1955, no. 100; Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased from Hoepli, Nov. 1955. NNPM

Classification:

Incunable Collection

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Genres:

Calf bindings (Binding)

Department:

Printed Books