333 - The Divine Comedy, illustrated by Amos Nattini, with a period book case; The Divine Comedy, illustrated by Amos Nattini, with a period book case

The Divine Comedy, illustrated by Amos Nattini, with a period book case; The Divine Comedy, illustrated by Amos Nattini, with a period book case A monumental three-volume edition, printed in a limited run of only 1,000 copies, entirely designed and illustrated by Amos Nattini. Begun in 1919 with *Inferno* and completed over the course of approximately twenty years, with the support of Gabriele D’Annunzio, the work comprises a series of plates of intense visionary power, ranging from daring infernal perspectives to grandiose scenes from Purgatory and luminous visions of Paradise. Nattini oversaw every aspect of the edition, from the typography to the Fabriano paper, right down to the calfskin bindings with bas-relief decorations, each unique to its respective canticle. This copy is missing three plates and is accompanied by an ebonized, molded wooden cabinet designed to hold the volumes and also usable as a lectern. Dante’s Divine Comedy, illustrated by Amos Nattini, with original display cabinet and lectern