Leaf from 1507 edition of Dante's Divine Comedy: Paradiso with WOODCUT

Description

An original leaf from a rare early Renaissance printing of Dante's Divine Comedy. Printed in Venice for Bartolomeo de Zanna da Portese in 1507. Measures about 8.25" x 12".
The leaf is page 266 (folio CCLXVI) of the volume. It contains the end of Canto XVIII (Mars' heaven) and the beginning of Canto XIX (Jupiter's heaven). The leaf also contains contemporary commentary by Cristoforo Landino. Dante's verse is in larger type, and the smaller-type material surrounding it is Cristoforo's commentary. There is printing on both sides of the leaf. The second side contains a woodcut where Canto XIX begins.
This leaf is in very nice condition. There is some browning at the edges. There are three pinholes as shown.
Our father purchased this via the LiveAuctioneer website in 2016, and we will enclose the original packing slip with it.
Suitable for framing! A great gift for the Italian in your life -- or anyone named Beatrice.
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Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate.
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