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1785 DANTE 1ed Divine Comedy Inferno French & Italian Rivarol Commentary Enfer Few works throughout the history of all written history have had such an impact on the readership of humanity. The Divine Comedy is Dante's record of an allegorical journey through the spiritual realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. This medieval classic depicts Classical themes, Christian history, and Medieval politics. It has been the inspiration for countless plays, art, books, pieces of music, movies, and more! This 1785 Italian and French edition of Dante's 'Inferno' was collected and edited by French author Antoine de Rivarol who featured both languages in parallel pages along with French notes and commentary. Item number: #24058 Price: $750 ALIGHIERI, Dante L'Enfer poeme du Dante traduction nouvelle Londres, a Paris: chez Didot, Mergot, Bailly, 1785. 1st edition thus Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o xlvii, [1], 503, [1] Provenance: Handwritten R. de Bellegarde o Possibly Robert-Eugène-François Noyel de Bellegarde (d. 1790), Marquis des Marches and a general in the army of the Dutch Estates. He was the father of Adélaïde Victoire Noyel, Comtesse de Bellegarde, known as Adèle de Bellegarde (17721830), a Savoyard aristocrat who, during the French Revolution, became a popular salon hostess in Paris. De Bellegarde and her sister Aurore were known as Les Dames de Bellegarde. The art historian Ewa Lajer-Burcharth has written that the sisters were "known to epitomise the whole world of fashionable femininity." Language: French / Italian Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~7.75in X 5in (20cm x 13cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 24058 Photos available upon request.