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DANTE.
105
814. Dante. La Commedia. Col Commento
di Benvenuto da Imola. Printed hy Vindelin
de Spira. (Venice.) 1477- Folio.
Pjrima Edizione. Before we describe this impression, it may be as
well to observe upon a supposed anterior one, exhibiting the same
commentary, and considered to have been printed at Milan, by
Zarotus, in 1473. There can be little or no ground, I submit, for
entertaining any rational opinion that sucli previous impression exists.
Orlandi is the first who notices it; Orig. e Progr. p. 101, 320 ; but in
a brief and superficial manner. Maittaire, without quoting Orlandi,
has evidently copied his predecessor; for his description is equaliy
meagre and unsatisfactory. Annal. Tijpog. vol. i. p. 326. Saxius thus
remarks upon these authorities : ‘ An edition of Dante was printed
this year [mcccclxxiii] at Milan, by Zarotus, according to Maittaire
and Orlandi; but I have never seen it, and am therefore unable to say
any thing about it.’ Hist. Lit. Typog. Mecliol. col. cxxxi. A doubtful
notice of it is also inserted at p. dlx, in tlie same work. Panzer
quotes the same authorities, without adding any information upon the
subject; and Haym seems equally brief and sceptical. Upon the
whole, we may return to the edition under description with some
confidence of its being entitled to the distinction above mentioned.
The Catalogues of Capponi and Floneel are less particular and in-
structive than those of Crevenna (edit. 1775) and Magliabechi; both of
which latter the reader may eonsult with advantage ; but in the Librer.
Floncel, p. 243, n°. .3297, the book is called * rarissimo.’ The entire
impression is executed in double columns, in a close and barbarous
gothic type; which we may rather wish, with Crevenna, had been
exchanged for the roman character, than assent, with Fossi, to calling
it ‘ neat/ The typographical execution of it is utterly unworthy of
the reputation of Vindelin de Spira. It commences on sign. a, with
a Life of Dante, which has this prefix.
<& ui conucm ia fcita e coftumi fceiio cxccHete
$octa tmigari Pautc afigijieci i5i firer^e
fjonorc c gioria fceiibioma f iorcntino» Jiuri
pto c comj?oitto jrcr io famooifoimo ijomo
DANTE.
105
814. Dante. La Commedia. Col Commento
di Benvenuto da Imola. Printed hy Vindelin
de Spira. (Venice.) 1477- Folio.
Pjrima Edizione. Before we describe this impression, it may be as
well to observe upon a supposed anterior one, exhibiting the same
commentary, and considered to have been printed at Milan, by
Zarotus, in 1473. There can be little or no ground, I submit, for
entertaining any rational opinion that sucli previous impression exists.
Orlandi is the first who notices it; Orig. e Progr. p. 101, 320 ; but in
a brief and superficial manner. Maittaire, without quoting Orlandi,
has evidently copied his predecessor; for his description is equaliy
meagre and unsatisfactory. Annal. Tijpog. vol. i. p. 326. Saxius thus
remarks upon these authorities : ‘ An edition of Dante was printed
this year [mcccclxxiii] at Milan, by Zarotus, according to Maittaire
and Orlandi; but I have never seen it, and am therefore unable to say
any thing about it.’ Hist. Lit. Typog. Mecliol. col. cxxxi. A doubtful
notice of it is also inserted at p. dlx, in tlie same work. Panzer
quotes the same authorities, without adding any information upon the
subject; and Haym seems equally brief and sceptical. Upon the
whole, we may return to the edition under description with some
confidence of its being entitled to the distinction above mentioned.
The Catalogues of Capponi and Floneel are less particular and in-
structive than those of Crevenna (edit. 1775) and Magliabechi; both of
which latter the reader may eonsult with advantage ; but in the Librer.
Floncel, p. 243, n°. .3297, the book is called * rarissimo.’ The entire
impression is executed in double columns, in a close and barbarous
gothic type; which we may rather wish, with Crevenna, had been
exchanged for the roman character, than assent, with Fossi, to calling
it ‘ neat/ The typographical execution of it is utterly unworthy of
the reputation of Vindelin de Spira. It commences on sign. a, with
a Life of Dante, which has this prefix.
<& ui conucm ia fcita e coftumi fceiio cxccHete
$octa tmigari Pautc afigijieci i5i firer^e
fjonorc c gioria fceiibioma f iorcntino» Jiuri
pto c comj?oitto jrcr io famooifoimo ijomo