Object details

Object number

2.d.2.1

Creator(s)

• Dante Alighieri (Florence, 1265 - 1321, Ravenna) - primary
• Thomas And William Boone (active London, 1815 - 1830) - publisher
• George John Warren Vernon (Nottinghamshire, 1803 - 1866, Derbyshire) - editor

Title

The Inferno of Dante Alighieri, Vol. 1 [L'Inferno di Dante Alighieri]

Date

1858-1865

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

Italian

Publication Place

Florence

Description

3 v. : ill. ; 40 cm.

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from foreign bookseller and importer Frederick W. Christern, New York for $120 on 3 February 1886.

Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Gallery

Long Gallery

Case

Dante Case

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