Paradiso: The Illuminations to Dante’s Divine Comedy by Giovanni Di Paolo

Hennessy, John Pope. Paradiso: The Illuminations to Dante’s Divine Comedy by Giovanni Di Paolo. New York: Random House, 1993. First Amer. edition. 4to. 224pp. Light brown cloth with gilt title on cover and spine in original dj. Minor scuffing to boards and dj. Slight rubbing to bottom edges. “This book is about the greatest of all poems. The third of the three sections or Cantiche of the Divine Comedy, the Paradiso, was composed in the years immediately preceding Dante’s death in 1321.” Illustrated with color reproductions in facsimile as well as annotated b/w plates. Translation of the Paradiso by Charles Singelton. In near fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (14304) $65