| 1340s Illumination on parchment University Library, Budapest The codex contains Dante's work, the "Divina Commedia". In the 14th century the codex belonged to the Venetian Emo family. The three figurative pictures on the title page shown here illustrate lines 1-2 and 30-50 of the "Inferno". In the N initial the figure of Dante appears, below it Dante meditates in a racky landscape. The third picture depicts the meeting of Dante with the three symbolic beasts (lion, wolf, panther). , MINIATURIST, Italian , Dante Codex , 1301-1350 , Italian , illumination , other |
