Detail View: Rylands Collection: Dantis Aligherii poetae

Image Number: 
JRL0929201dc
Reference Number: 
Incunable 7495
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Dantis Aligherii poetae
Alternative Image Title: 
Dante
Parent Work Title: 
Dantis Aligerii poetae florentini Inferni capitulum primum incipit
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Divina Commedia
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Divine Comedy
Creator: 
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Butzbach, Paulus, active 1472-1481
Creator Role: 
Printer
Creator: 
Columbinus, Veronensis
Creator Role: 
Editor
Creator: 
Augusta, Georgius de
Creator Role: 
Printer
Date Created: 
1472
Publication Details: 
Mantua : Georgius de Augusta and Paulus de Butzbach, for Colombino Veronese
Page/Sheet: 
1r
Description: 
Portrait of Dante, crowned with a wreath of laurels, in a purple and gold frame and the name 'Dante' inside; at the foot of the same leaf, another vignette (initial 'N'?) with depicting Dante's arrival in Inferno and his meeting with the three wild beasts (leopard, lion and she-wolf).
Language Code: 
ita-IT
Language: 
Italian
Subject: 
Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)
Subject: 
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Subject: 
Epic poetry, Italian--Early works to 1800
Subject: 
Italian literature--15th century
Subject: 
Literature, Medieval
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Incunabula
Technique Used: 
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
Italy: Mantua
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance: 
Faber, Johannes, 1478-1541, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2014-08-2009
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2018-02
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB