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ITALIAN BOOKS.
\Numeister,
some future bibliographer may bring to light an edition, a year, or two
earlier than the present: whicli, however, till such discovery take place,
must maintain its rank as the first edition.
This is a volume of extreme scarcity. De Bure tells us that * there
are hardly any copies of it in existence, and that Paris could then only
boast of three—of which the Gaignat copy was the only disposable
one.’ The other two copies were in the Royal and Mazarine Collec-
tions See the Bibl. Instruct. vol. iii. p. 613-G16. De Bure himself
afterwards bought Dr. Askew’s copy, and the Valliere Collection
became enriched with the one in the library of Gaignat. Bibl. Askev.
n°. 694; Cat. de Gaignat, vol. i. p. 490; Cat. de la Valliere, vol. ii.
n° 3558. It is a little remarkable that the Collections of Capponi,
Floncel, Magliabechi, and the elder Crevenna, contained no impression
earlier than that of the year 1477—accompanied by the Commentary
of Benvemito da Tmola : see the Catalogo della Libreria Capponi, p. 15;
Cat, della Libr. Floncel, vol. i. p. 243, n°. 3297; Bibl. Magliabech.
vol. i. col. 588; and Cat. de Crevenn. (1775, 4to.) vol. iv. p. 3. A
copy of this impression was, however, in the Crevenna Collection
before the sale of it in 17S9: see Cat. de Crevenn. vol. iii. pt. ii. p. 3,
n°. 4544 : — which c-opy is the one under description. It is by no
means in desirable condition—especially the first 10 leaves of it—but
it is perfect, and therefore a valuable acquisition.
On the recto of the first leaf we read the commencement, thus :
COMINCIA LA COMEDIA DI
dante alleghieri di fiorenze nella qle tracta
delle pene et punitioni de uitii et demeriti
et premii delle uirtu: Capitolo primo della
pma parte de questo libro loquale sechiama
inferno: nel quale lautore fa prohemio ad
tucto eltractato del libro : .
E1 mezo delcamin dinra uita
mi trouai puna selua oscura
che la diricta uia era smarrita
Et quanto adir qlera cosa dura
ITALIAN BOOKS.
\Numeister,
some future bibliographer may bring to light an edition, a year, or two
earlier than the present: whicli, however, till such discovery take place,
must maintain its rank as the first edition.
This is a volume of extreme scarcity. De Bure tells us that * there
are hardly any copies of it in existence, and that Paris could then only
boast of three—of which the Gaignat copy was the only disposable
one.’ The other two copies were in the Royal and Mazarine Collec-
tions See the Bibl. Instruct. vol. iii. p. 613-G16. De Bure himself
afterwards bought Dr. Askew’s copy, and the Valliere Collection
became enriched with the one in the library of Gaignat. Bibl. Askev.
n°. 694; Cat. de Gaignat, vol. i. p. 490; Cat. de la Valliere, vol. ii.
n° 3558. It is a little remarkable that the Collections of Capponi,
Floncel, Magliabechi, and the elder Crevenna, contained no impression
earlier than that of the year 1477—accompanied by the Commentary
of Benvemito da Tmola : see the Catalogo della Libreria Capponi, p. 15;
Cat, della Libr. Floncel, vol. i. p. 243, n°. 3297; Bibl. Magliabech.
vol. i. col. 588; and Cat. de Crevenn. (1775, 4to.) vol. iv. p. 3. A
copy of this impression was, however, in the Crevenna Collection
before the sale of it in 17S9: see Cat. de Crevenn. vol. iii. pt. ii. p. 3,
n°. 4544 : — which c-opy is the one under description. It is by no
means in desirable condition—especially the first 10 leaves of it—but
it is perfect, and therefore a valuable acquisition.
On the recto of the first leaf we read the commencement, thus :
COMINCIA LA COMEDIA DI
dante alleghieri di fiorenze nella qle tracta
delle pene et punitioni de uitii et demeriti
et premii delle uirtu: Capitolo primo della
pma parte de questo libro loquale sechiama
inferno: nel quale lautore fa prohemio ad
tucto eltractato del libro : .
E1 mezo delcamin dinra uita
mi trouai puna selua oscura
che la diricta uia era smarrita
Et quanto adir qlera cosa dura