Flaxman / Piroli - Atlante Dantesco - 1822
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John Flaxman and Tommaso Piroli’s *Atlante Dantesco* is an illustrated bilingual Italian–French first edition in this format, published in Milan in 1822 with 120 plates.
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Rare first bilingual edition of this fascinating atlas, in which the sculptor and illustrator John Flaxman interpreted scenes from the Divine Comedy according to Neoclassical principles. Each illustration depicts a line from Dante’s work, with a quotation identifying the scene shown in Italian and French.
John Flaxman, *Dantean Atlas Suitable for Any Edition of the Divine Comedy, That Is, the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso*, composed by Mr. Giovanni Flaxman and previously engraved by Mr. Tommaso Piroli, now re-engraved by Mr. Filippo Pistrucci with the addition of new engravings, Milan, Batelli and Fanfani, 1822.
Pages: (XII), 1 engraved title page + 120 plates, (IV). COMPLETE.
Copy with leaves in generally good condition, showing the usual signs of use and age. Scattered foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding, with a loss to the spine and wear and losses to the edges, but sturdy and in generally fairly good condition. Blank endpapers.
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I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateRare first bilingual edition of this fascinating atlas, in which the sculptor and illustrator John Flaxman interpreted scenes from the Divine Comedy according to Neoclassical principles. Each illustration depicts a line from Dante’s work, with a quotation identifying the scene shown in Italian and French.
John Flaxman, *Dantean Atlas Suitable for Any Edition of the Divine Comedy, That Is, the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso*, composed by Mr. Giovanni Flaxman and previously engraved by Mr. Tommaso Piroli, now re-engraved by Mr. Filippo Pistrucci with the addition of new engravings, Milan, Batelli and Fanfani, 1822.
Pages: (XII), 1 engraved title page + 120 plates, (IV). COMPLETE.
Copy with leaves in generally good condition, showing the usual signs of use and age. Scattered foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding, with a loss to the spine and wear and losses to the edges, but sturdy and in generally fairly good condition. Blank endpapers.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Atlante Dantesco
Author/ Illustrator
Flaxman / Piroli
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1822
Height
23.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus, Illustrated Edition
Width
28 cm
Language
Bilingual, French, Italian
Original language
No
Publisher
Batelli e Fanfani, e sì pure presso il Pistrucci; Milano
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
137
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