Incomincia La Vita nova di Dante Aldigieri Fiorentino ... / scritta per Ia. Ant. Benalio Trivigiano, 1513.

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Incomincia La Vita nova di Dante Aldigieri Fiorentino ... / scritta per Ia. Ant. Benalio Trivigiano, 1513.

Manuscript written at Rome by Jacopo Antonio Benalio. Pages 139-148 are in a later hand, and page 148 has an 18th century note on the Vita nuova. Other contents (as listed on first leaf) include Canzoni di Guido di Messer Cavalcante, Canzoni e sonetti di Messer Cino da Pistoja, Canzoni di Gitton d'Arezzo, and Argomento ... della p[ri]ma parte della Commedia di Dante intitolata l'Inferno. Bound in worn calf, with covers gilt in an intricate pattern. Housed in a cloth box.

1 volume ; 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7293019

Cornell University Library

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Cavalcanti, Guido, -1300

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Guittone, d'Arezzo, -1294

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Benalio, Jacopo Antonio.

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Cino, da Pistoia, 1270?-1336 or 1337

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Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...