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Dante Alighieri - Dante Alighieri (Firenze 1265 - Ravenna 1321) - The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Florentine nobleman, reduced to a better lesson by the Accademia della Crusca, 1595. Florence, for Domenico Manzani, 1595. In 8°. Half parchment binding with corners. Smooth spine with gold decorations and label with title and author. Sprayed cuts. Erased bookplate on the inside cover. Printer's device on the title page. Woodcut initials with the emblems of the Academicians and woodcut friezes. Folded plate depicting the plan of Hell. Pp. 262-263 incorrectly numbered 266-267; pp. 266-267 incorrectly numbered 262-263; pp. 510-511 incorrectly numbered 496 and 493. Black ink marks, marginal notes and redness.