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Le prime quattro edizioni della Divina commedia letteralmente ristampate

Dante Alighieri

Londra, T. e G. Boone, 1858.

This is an edition of Dante Alighieri’s book Davina Commedia has an introduction by Sir Anthony Panizzi. Panizzi was librarian at the British Museum library through a good portion of the 19th century. As an ex-patriot of an oppressive government in Italy this book shows his interest in the history of Italian culture being preserved.

Thank You to Donor: T. Robert & Sandra Castle

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