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He was noted for his illustrations of the divine comedy, the bible and other classics. The dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy by. Bound in elaborate pictorial gilt decorated cloth, with gilt and embossed vignettes to covers and spine. Its about the young gustave who tries to win a bet with the death. The inferno, purgatory and paradise by dante and gustave dore and a. The writer, having lost his way in a gloomy forest, and being hindered by certain wild beasts from ascending a mountain, is met by virgil, who promises to show him the punishments of hell, and afterwards of purgatory. Dantes inferno book by dante alighieri 9 available. Esolen includes some of gustave dore s illustrations in the volume. Dantes purgatory and paradise by dante alighieri illustrated by gustave dore henry altemus 507, 509, 511, and 5 cherry st. It is a french translation of dante s inferno with75 gorgeous full page plates by gustave dore. Known for his dark, gothic engravings of such classics as dante alighieris divine comedy, his illustrations are as sought after by modern readers and book collectors as they were in his own day. Dantes inferno new edition by dante alighieri, 1885. Dantes purgatory and paradise translated from the original of dante. Gustave dore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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