Pages from the past: Italian
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Dante's divine comedy : [pages 25-26]
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Information about this page: This page features a unique layout as it holds the commentator's notes and annotations in the margins of the original poem. The typography of this page uses a roman font. These pages are taken from the first book in Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno., Information about the book: This is one of the many reprinting and annotated versions of Dante's work. This, although no illustrations are featured on this page, is the only version of Dante's work to feature illustrations., Biographical information: Christoforo Landino was a well known Platonist, a person that follows the philosophy of Plato, which definitely influenced his commentary for this work. Unlike many writers, he used the vernacular Italian in his works. He mainly worked and wrote during the Florentine Renaissance, and died in 1498. 31 years before this copy of the book was reprinted., Publisher information: This book was published for Lucantonio Giunta, who was one of the very first book printers in Venice., Information about local copy: Very few stains, and the text still appears to be clear and legible.
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Icones Veteris Testamenti : [1 leaf]
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pftp147, OCLC: 644272846, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.
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Iconologia di Cesare Ripa Pervgino, caualier de Santi Mauritio, & Lazaro : [pages 487-488]
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pftpf111, OCLC: 702167415, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.
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Le antichita Romane, opera del cavaliere Giambatista Piranesi architetto veneziano divisa in quatro tomi : [1 leaf]
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Information about this leaf: This is an etching of a tomb along the ancient Appian Way in the Buonamici Vineyard. The heading indicates that this leaf was taken from volume three of the work and the image is number twenty. The paper is handmade. The copperplate etching is the work of Piranesi, the most famous architectural etcher ever. He is famed for his "careful mechanical delineation" and "astonishing depth of shading."
--From the label, Information about this book: Although the label declares the publication date as 1774, the consensus among other sources is that it was actually published in 1784. This four volume book is actually a folio, but it is considered a book due to the amount of detailed explanations Piranesi included with his etchings. All of the etchings from this book, with captions, are available at the following website and can be downloaded as a free ebook: http://tinyurl.com/httbns4, Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.
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Sonetti de Anton Maria Salvini, accademico della Crusca : [pages 297-298]
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pftp130, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.
